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Many candidates’ wealth declarations, based on their SALN documents, suggest heavily reliance on donors to fund their campaigns.

The legal spending limits might be inadequate for local campaigns, says retired Comelec commissioner Luie Tito Guia. It’s ‘unrealistic,’ says Lente lawyer Izah Katrina Reyes.

The next Philippine president and the next mayor of Zamboanga City will jointly inherit the responsibility of completing the city’s recovery and helping the victims rebuild their…

Task Force Bangon Marawi field manager Felix Castro said the task force is racing against time and working round-the-clock in its reconstruction effort, even though it has already…

The pilot test of the voter registration verification system was the second most expensive budget item in 2019 midterm elections. But the billion-peso project has now become a…

Pandemic needs, from face masks, face shields, antigen tests to additional vote counting machines and the hiring of medical personnel, jacked up Comelec’s election budget.

In celebration of the World Press Freedom Day in the Philippines, over 200 journalists, media practitioners and students gathered virtually in a forum titled “The State of Media…

Wanna Ver is offering one apology at a time for the crimes her father helped commit, and stands by the accounts of victims and survivors. ‘It would be difficult for Marcos Jr. to…

[Hangad ko na] bawat bayan ay may mga paaralan [elementary at high school] para mas maging accessible sa bawat batang Filipino ang edukasyon. (I wish that each town will have a…

Procurement Documents Invitation to Bid Bidding Documents Bid Bulletin No. 1 Bid Bulletin No. 2 Bid Bulletin No. 2 (Annex B – List of Polling Centers) Notice of Award – NextIX Inc…

Like many parts of Palawan, the pristinely beautiful and biodiverse town of Culion is being rezoned to pave the way for tourism development that would not bode well for the…

Over 60 participants from the academe, civil society, government, and the media join the second focus group discussion of PCIJ’s Prison Reporting Project.

Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) long for the day they finally regain freedom. But with Pamela Simpiano, her release initially brought her anxiety.

During the pandemic, some of the minors in Bahay Pag-Asa Malabon charged with drug offenses were only violating lockdown protocols like curfews, said Rosemarie Ramos, who runs the…

Plagued with acute overcrowding, poor ventilation, inaccessible health care services, and high prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases among inmates, Philippine…

Testimonies from former police agents show that enforced disappearances were employed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, as it was during the martial law of the…

We spoke to an economist and governance expert, an urban planner, a human rights advocate, and a Southeast Asia watcher. These are the urgent issues and tasks for the next…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the country’s dependence on food imports. Vietnam, the country’s top supplier of rice, has also shown a decline in production. Russia’s…

The death of 17-year-old student Kian Delos Santos in August 2017 symbolized the brutality of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war.” He was shot in the head twice as he begged for…

After Typhoon “Odette” (international name: “Rai”) rampaged through Philippine regions before Christmas 2021, 405 people were reported dead, over a thousand were injured, and over…

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. If a new variant threatens another surge, there are better ways to respond than ordering another lockdown. The first mistake the next president…