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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…

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report that it had found state agents and members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) harassing…

I recall a student publication that was forced to solicit money because they couldn’t access their own funds amounting to almost P300,000. I remember my editor’s face bannered in a…

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act on July 20, 2024.

There’s optimism about Republic Act No. 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. The implementing rules and regulations (IRR)…

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…

About 30 former farm workers of L.N. Agustin Farms Inc. in La Castellana, Negros Occidental occupied a lot in the contested farmland. They are waiting for the outcome of…

The Journalists Against Corruption (JAC), a four-month old network of editors and reporters covering southeast Asia, held its first in-person training on “Investigating Corruption”…

WHAT HE SAID CLICK THE TITLES TO READ MORE. WHAT HE DID NOT SAY TABLE #SONA2024 PAST SPEECHES: Marcos orders ban on POGOs “Effective today, all POGOs are banned,’’ President…

At least 13 of 24 senators have faced corruption cases, accusations of violating anti-graft and corruption laws or have been subjects of investigations. Six of them are seeking…

Protesters were back on the streets on Monday, July 22, ahead of the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. They braved heavy downpour to…

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…

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.

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…

Government data show that improvements in human capital, a “stronger perception of government corruption control,” and ease in doing business are key to attracting foreign direct…

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This Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. KEY FINDINGS: Transportation giant Grab…

Despite being known as "black boxes," algorithms can still be examined by journalists. Here's the behind-the-scenes of how we collected, analyzed, and reported on Grab’s surge…

THIS IS THE OPENING STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CARMELA FONBUENA DURING A BREAKOUT SESSION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION…

Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on July 5 filed plunder and graft charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go in the Department of…

The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) held in Lithuania in June 2024 highlighted the role of investigative journalists as well as data scientists and civil society…