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Forty-seven of 71 governors belonging to political dynasties are seeking reelection. Meanwhile, 19 sitting governors who are not reelectionists have family members seeking to…

Research by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shows that 36 out of 54 party-list groups in the current 19th Congress have at least one nominee belonging to…

The Ampatuans and their associates had 597 bank accounts, 500 hectares of real property assets, 130 motor vehicles, 420 firearms, and a private army many hundreds strong. Their…

A Supreme Court clarification stating that its Sulu ruling cannot be used as a basis to postpone the BARMM elections has not deterred Congress from continuing deliberations on the…

MILF's Mohagher Iqbal sits down for an interview with PCIJ executive director Carmela Fonbuena in Cotabato City on November 6. The filing of nominees and candidacies for the May…

The proposal has strong backers within the government but also faces many vocal critics. Bangsamoro stakeholders and observers told the Philippine Center for Investigative…

COTABATO CITY. The candidacy filing for the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) opened on Monday, November 4. At least eight…

BARMM opens the candidacy filing period for the region’s first regular elections amid calls to postpone the elections in the autonomous region next year. The Bangsamoro Electoral…

It’s all systems go for the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The six-day filing of certificates of candidacy (CoCs) and…

Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia said separating the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will cost the government…

(UPDATED) Eight Bangsamoro regional parties have received accreditation from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to participate in the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro…

Will the Bangsamoro people finally have the chance to choose their leaders? Here are five scenarios for the 2025 polls, according to stakeholders and experts interviewed by the…

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) own count shows there are at least two dozens of political dynasties seeking to occupy at least five seats each after…

In the current 19th Congress, 142 district representatives are reelectionists belonging to political dynasties, PCIJ's own count shows. At least 67 others are seeking higher…

Can Congress be expected to enforce the constitutional prohibition against political dynasties?

At least two dozen political dynasties are aiming for five to 11 seats after May 2025.

Images obtained by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) show the disappearance of dense residential and commercial areas along the banks of Lake Lanao.

The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) on October 9, 2024 filed a demand letter asking the Miru Joint Venture to disclose its capability to comply with the terms of the…

Former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. claimed he spent P38.5 million during his first bid for a Senate seat in 2001. Two decades later, his son Mark reported spending more than…