Since the House of Representatives passed its version of the proposed P7.2-trillion budget for 2027 on Oct. 12, budget reform advocates have raised alarm over billions worth of dubious pork barrel ...

Bicol, home to the majestic Mount Mayon, is among the country’s most disaster-prone regions. It is regularly battered by storms and other calamities that test the resilience of its people year after ...

As the sole public utility in charge of power transmission lines, the chief mandate of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is to ensure the reliability of the country’s electricity ...

In the Philippines, the powerful are rarely held to account. Rodrigo Duterte, now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is one of few exceptions. The arrest represents a deeply ...

COTABATO CITY. With a pack of reporters in tow, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia flew into Cotabato City on a C-130 plane early morning on Monday, November 4, to witness the ...

As much as she enjoys the privileges of her senior citizen card, 66-year-old Myrna Zapanta said the government-issued ID reminds her that she no longer possesses the vigor of youth. Gone were the days ...

According to the Notice of Issuance of an Order sent to Eramen Minerals Inc., an order was given to the firm on Feb. 8, 2017 pertaining to operations under MPSA 209-2005-III. The audit found that the ...

This is part of the podcast series produced by the PCIJ in 2006 to mark the 20th year of the 1986 People Power. Check our page Remembering Edsa here. 'The greatest moment of Marcos was Edsa' In 1986, ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The rigs at the Malampaya gas ...

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 a political family.

Companies owned by some of the country’s richest business tycoons have run circles around government regulators, allowing them to gain control of the country’s clean energy resources. Last year, Ramon ...