2022 Elections.

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

For Filipinos with disabilities, Election Day woes go beyond mobility issues.

The lack of specific laws on the use of excess campaign donations has led to windfall income for some candidates.

Three aspirants for president, one for vice president and 16 for senator did not submit their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures.

Big donors who gave P10 million to P20 million accounted for only 19% of Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign funds for the May 2022 presidential elections. The rest came from a…

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte each won landslide victories in the May 2022 polls, but their spending is worlds apart. Duterte spent only P3 per voter to win a…

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas footed 40% of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign bill through party treasurer Antonio Ernesto “Anton” Floirendo Lagdameo Jr., grandson of his…

Taxpayers paid P864 million to refurbish the vote-counting machines and to lease additional units used in the May 9, 2022 polls. The supplier, Smartmatic (SMMT-TIM 2016 Inc.), has…

At least six coal plants had breached the planned and unplanned outage days allowed by regulators. Mechanisms, including penalties, have failed to ensure enough power supply ahead…

Party-list groups with wealthy and prominent nominees spend most on election ads.

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.

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…

CHECK THIS PAGE FOR PCIJ's INVESTIGATIVE AND IN-DEPTH REPORTS ON THE MAY 2022 ELECTIONS. March 25 A complaint for alleged electioneering was filed on March 25, 2022 before the…

Former public works secretary Mark Villar and Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva belong to families running firms that need government franchises. They aired ads worth…

The campaign period, which began on Feb. 8, saw the banning of reporters in campaign events, refusal by candidates to attend media-hosted debates, a spate of distributed denial of…

Philippine media groups including the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) have released a statement urging candidates in the May 2022 elections to join debates…

They will run the national and local elections but their appointments may still be rejected by the Commission on Appointments when the 18th Congress resumes session on May 23. “The…

Three commissioners have links to Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. Two others graduated in the same law school as him, San Beda Law School, including Chairman…