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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.

Environmentalists have long called for a ban on single-use plastics, unconvinced that taxing the product would result in significant reduction of the country’s plastic waste.

In his first year in office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. logged 13 overseas trips or an average of one trip a month. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism mapped…

The state of the Philippine media is troubling. Three journalists were killed during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first year in office. Majority of media channels…

Human rights and civil society groups were back on the streets on Monday, July 24, ahead of the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

As both President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) mark their first year, a migrant advocacy group says the promise of improved…

PCIJ’s investigation underscores the urgency of a comprehensive government solution to address the rampant fleecing by recruitment agencies of Filipinos who are desperate to find…

Harassment against Hong Kong migrant workers imperils their employment opportunities and prompts them to incur more debt. Governments are aware of the problem, but advocacy groups…

PCIJ’s research shows that Doyle, Dane & Bernbach (DDB) Philippines also won at least three other contracts with the Department of Health and the Philippine Deposit Insurance…

Facebook has deactivated sites discovered by PCIJ to be facilitating the illegal adoption of babies and toddlers, but new pages can easily be created. A 2022 law could address some…

FMFA calls on the media community to stand in solidarity with the victims of these attacks and threats. The attack on one is an attack on all. These threats weaken the media as an…

Kaarawan ni Jose Rizal ngayon, Hunyo 19. Regalo para sa ating mga Pilipino ang edisyong ito na pang-hayskul ng Noli Me Tangere. Sinigurado ng awtor na si Paolo Ven Paculan na…

Islamic State-linked groups in the country have been greatly diminished but they have the ability to launch attacks and regroup after heavy losses. Abu Zacariah was the third emir…

The Omnibus Election Code prohibits donations from “natural or juridical persons who hold contracts or subcontracts to supply the government… with goods or services or to perform…

Senatorial candidates in the 2022 polls won fresh terms by financing their campaign with money from family members and money from their own pocket.

Campaign finance is a key aspect of the elections, as it shows how much money was spent during the campaign and who donated to whom. The Philippine Center for Investigative…

This page monitors the status of 10 reform proposals identified by poll watchdogs to improve the conduct of elections in the Philippines