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The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) spoke with academics and advocates and compiled some impactful programs that were implemented at the barangay level.

After several postponements, the barangay elections are finally pushing through this month. Experts weigh in on why the public should care about the smallest political unit in the…

Deadline for applications is October 30, 2023.

Namfrel national chairperson Angel "Lito" Averia Jr. said the controversy can be resolved if TNTrio can identify or present which VCMs produced the spurious ERs.

Election watchdog welcomed the anti-vote buying campaign of the Commission on Elections — Kontra Bigay — which promises a holistic approach to a scourge in Philippine democracy…

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) sits down with election watchdogs to identify urgent tasks before the October 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan…

In this PCIJ roundtable held on September 18, 2022, election watchdog groups in the Philippines identify priority issues as two elections loom: the October 2023 Barangay and…

Four companies participated in the market survey of the Commission on Elections, but there could be up to 10 companies that will bid for the project, Chairman George Garcia tells…

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) hoped to implement internet voting for overseas voters for the 2025 elections, hoping to bring down costs while encouraging higher turnout…

The Philippine Energy Plan, which will be unveiled this month, may offer long term solutions.

The law that could change the way plastics are sold and disposed of in the Philippines — a country long known to have relied on plastic sachets for both convenience and necessity…

‘There are some companies, which may not have sustainability as a priority, that are still in denial that they are mandated to do the EPR law,’ says Crispin Lao, executive director…

Quezon City is paying an average of P1.6 billion annually for solid waste management. An imperfect new law mandating plastic producing companies to collect their materials – if…

Speaker Romualdez has neither confirmed nor denied the reported $1 million donation, which amounts to around 10% of his declared total net worth as of 2016.

‘To you our fellow Filipinos, who joined us today when being seen with Aquinos is not exactly in fashion during this time, thank you for being one with us today in remembering…

Former opposition senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. returned to the country on Aug. 21, 1983, following three years in exile, but he was gunned down on the tarmac of Manila…

There was nothing more humiliating for Dahlia Silvestre (not her real name) than to be offered money by a barangay captain to withdraw the case she filed against policemen who…

LAST UPDATE: JULY 29, 2023 WHAT HE SAID: WHAT HE DID NOT SAY: 2022 SPEECHES Marcos lists 12 priority bills President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked Congress to support 12 priority…

It’s a critical sector. Agricultural growth is more effective in removing poverty than any other industrial growth but fisherfolks, farmers, children, and individuals residing in…

Watchdog groups interviewed by PCIJ welcome President Marcos’ SONA. But the proof of the anti-corruption pudding is in the eating, they say.

Stakeholders and analysts say President Marcos’ SONA indicated his commitment to the peace process. But the rosy picture he painted in his SONA betrayed realities on the ground.