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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

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Board of Editors chairman Howie Severino delivered these remarks during the World Press Freedom Day forum “Fight for Truth and Human…

Documents show that companies owned and managed by the Villar family owe Las Piñas more than P200 million in accumulated taxes and penalties. These companies are now asking for tax…

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility executive director Melinda De Jesus presented this report during the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023.

The forum will be livestreamed at 1 p.m. on May 3, 2023.

This pledge was produced during a human right reporting training workshop of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. It is being circulated for signatures.