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MAP: Areas of concern ahead of May 2025 polls
The Commission on Elections en banc on January 9 approved a list of election hotspots in the May 2025 midterm elections. Thirty-eight towns and cities — placed under the red…
By Carmela Fonbuena·January 9, 2025
Bangsamoro
LIST: BARMM regional parties accredited for the May 2025 parliamentary elections
(UPDATED) Eight Bangsamoro regional parties have received accreditation from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to participate in the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro…
By Guinevere Latoza·November 5, 2024
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Political Dynasty Word Hunt
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) own count shows there are at least two dozens of political dynasties seeking to occupy at least five seats each after…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·October 28, 2024
Congress
5 ways Philippine dynasties are able to stay in power
In the current 19th Congress, 142 district representatives are reelectionists belonging to political dynasties, PCIJ's own count shows. At least 67 others are seeking higher…
By Guinevere Latoza·October 27, 2024
Congress
8 in every 10 district reps belong to dynasties. More than half are reelectionists in 2025
Can Congress be expected to enforce the constitutional prohibition against political dynasties?
By Guinevere Latoza·October 26, 2024
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Meet the ‘obese’ political dynasties of the Philippines
At least two dozen political dynasties are aiming for five to 11 seats after May 2025.
By Carmela Fonbuena·October 25, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Spending of 3 Villar senators over 2 decades underscores rising cost of Philippine elections
Former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. claimed he spent P38.5 million during his first bid for a Senate seat in 2001. Two decades later, his son Mark reported spending more than…
By Elafonbuena·October 16, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Camille Villar ramps up FB ad spending before COC filing, catches up with Wilbert Lee
The top ad spenders on Facebook are outside the ‘Magic 12’ of the September 2024 Pulse Asia senatorial survey.
By Elafonbuena·October 15, 2024
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MAP: NCR, Calabarzon are hotspots for red-tagging of workers, labor activists
The 2024 Global Rights Index tagged the Philippines as among the 10 worst countries for working people for the last eight years. There is “no guarantee of rights” in the country…
By Guinevere Latoza·September 27, 2024
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P7.8B for NTF-Elcac, P1B for Marawi victims and other items to watch in 2025 budget
DBM's submission of the 2025 National Expenditure Program to Congress signals the beginning of budget deliberations, where lawmakers review, approve, junk, or amend the proposed…
By Carmela Fonbuena·July 31, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Who is Wilbert Lee? Party-list lawmaker is biggest spender on Facebook
The party-list lawmaker spent P2.5 million to boost posts on Facebok from April 20 to July 18, the latest available data on the platform as of July 21. He is just one of the…
By Marilyn Cahatol·July 22, 2024
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SONA 2024: Judging Marcos by his own standards
Food inflation remained to be President Marcos’ biggest challenge. It was 6.5 percent in June 2024, a long way from this year’s goal of 2.0-4.0 percent.
By Carmela Fonbuena·July 22, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Senate aspirants ramp up Facebook spending 3 months before filing of COCs
Re-electionists, returning senators, Cabinet secretaries and other potential senatorial candidates have ramped up spending on Facebook less than three months before the filing of…
By Nash Villena·July 22, 2024
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Farmers have died waiting: Malacañang reviews DAR’s flip flop on conversion of irrigated farmland
The Office of the President is reviewing a decision of the Department of Agrarian Reform that grants the application for land use conversion of L.N. Agustin Farms Inc. in La…
By Carmela Fonbuena·June 30, 2024
Courts, law and justice
‘Nasaan si Bantag?’ Timeline of Percy Lapid’s slay case as of June 2024
This timeline was originally published on November 13, 2023. It is regularly updated.
By Cherry Salazar·June 28, 2024
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LIST: 15 senators who voted to oust Zubiri as Senate President
As in many key decisions that the Philippine legislature makes these days, the vote happened behind closed doors, devoid of transparency.
By Carmela Fonbuena·May 21, 2024
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Has the Philippines created a garbage problem too big to dig its way out of?
As more disposal sites reach their limits, new ones are built to take in the country’s heaping trash, contradicting sustainable waste management practices and pledges.
By Jelo Ritzhie Mantaring·May 19, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Bong Go leads ad spending on Facebook a year before 2025 polls
At least 14 potential senatorial candidates have spent over the last three months P3.54 million to boost their posts on the social media platform. Analysts say this amount is only…
By Carmela Fonbuena·May 13, 2024
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State of Media Freedom in the Philippines 2024
CMFR and NUJP recorded around 135 incidents of attacks and threats against media workers from 1 July 2022 to 30 April 2024. This number exceeds the number of attacks and threats in…
By Center For Media Freedom And Responsibility·May 3, 2024
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Philippine rice farmers wish for set price amid chaotic rice value chain
The PCIJ traced how prices were set in the market during the rice shortage season in 2023. We found that farmgate prices increased by at least 80% to as high as 190% from farmgate…
By Leilani Chavez·March 21, 2024
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NGCP’s rate reset: A timeline
The fourth regulatory period review was delayed for almost a decade. The timeline shows the events that led to the petition questioning the rate review proceedings before the…
By Elyssa Lopez·February 6, 2024
