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Campaign reforms pushed as report shows candidates splurged billions on ads

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 06:01 PM

Advocates pushed for reforms in campaign finance laws to level the playing field in election campaigns as data showed 2022 national candidates splurged millions of pesos on ads per day during the official campaign period. Read more »

PCIJ releases Lopez mine audit reports; MICC review stays secret

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Apr 14 11:02 AM

With the Duterte administration lifting the moratorium on new mining agreements and the ban on open-pit mining in 2021, environmental advocates were worried that the opaqueness of the process would worsen the already weak monitoring and regulation of mines. Read more »

Watchdog raises alarm on poll-related violence vs media

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:21 PM

A media watchdog on Friday raised concern about attacks and hostilities against the media in the run-up to the May 9 elections. Read more »

Ombudsman’s draft bill to amend SALN law raises more red flags

Carmela Fonbuena, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 18 06:50 PM

The PCIJ obtained a copy of the Ombudsman’s proposals to amend the law requiring public officials to disclose their wealth. Read more »

Tugade insists on legality of offshore investments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 11:10 PM

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism pushed back after the country's transport chief insisted on the legality of offshore investments linked to him by the so-called Pandora papers. Read more »

'Lehitimo': Tugade dinepensahan ang offshore investments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:26 PM

Sinabi ni Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade na lehitimo at hindi ilegal ang pinagmamay-aring offshore company. Read more »

Transport chief Tugade keeps offshore firm off business list

Elyssa Lopez, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 06 02:46 AM

Tugade has not declared Solart Holdings Limited as a business interest in any of the SALNs he has filed since becoming a public official. Read more »

The Filipino mothers selling their children for online sexual abuse

Neil Jayson Servallos, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 30 11:26 AM

Online sexual exploitation of children surged during the pandemic, when many Filipinos lost their jobs. Tech companies reported more than 1.29 million images and videos of child abuse materials produced in the country in 2020 – triple the number in 2019.   Read more »

Buildings rise 4 years after Marawi siege but few residents are allowed to go back

JC Gotinga, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 23 01:26 PM

Four years since the start of the Marawi siege, buildings have risen and roads have been paved inside the former battle area but some residents still cannot return to their homes. Read more »

New Facebook tool seeks to make 2022 polls transparent

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
Posted at May 13 10:59 AM

In a step toward campaign finance transparency in the Philippines, Facebook has started monitoring political advertising in the country through its Ad Library. Read more »

Potential bets start advertising on Facebook as 2022 campaign shifts to social media

Cherry Salazar, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 12 07:20 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, and many local politicians are top ad spenders on Facebook a year before the polls. The Comelc is drafting rules to govern online campaigning.    Read more »

Philippine mines continue unhampered 4 years after Gina’s shutdown order

Maria Elena Catajan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Feb 01 12:09 AM

Four years after Lopez’s crackdown, Benguet’s mines continue to operate to the dismay of civil society groups. Read more »

For 2 mothers, justice harder to reach amid pandemic

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Dec 04 02:38 PM

Two mothers share how it feels to be prisoners of misery.  Read more »

As tax base shrinks during pandemic, proposed law seeks to cut revenue sources

Robert JA Basilio Jr., Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 30 05:00 PM

The Duterte government is pushing for a bill cutting the corporate income tax in exchange for strict limits to tax perks enjoyed by investors. Economists however warn against eroding the revenue base at a time of a pandemic, when funds are needed the most. Read more »

Duterte's SALNs secret; PCIJ shows wealth disclosures of all presidents since Cory

Karol Ilagan and Stanley Buenafe Gajete, PCIJ
Updated as of Oct 19 07:17 AM

For the past 30 years, the Office of the Ombudsman has made readily available the wealth disclosures of Philippine presidents and other government officials. Until now. Read more »

Laws governing wealth disclosure

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 19 01:38 AM

There are three laws that govern the filing of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN: Republic Act (RA) 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), the 1987 Constitution, and RA 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees).   Read more »

A citizen’s guide to where and how to get a SALN

Karol Ilagan and Rex David Morales, PCIJ
Posted at Oct 19 01:10 AM

By law, actual copies of SALNs should be open for public inspection at reasonable hours or available for copying after 10 working days from the time they are filed. Read more »

What’s in a SALN anyway?

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 19 01:04 AM

By law, SALNs must contain detailed information on an official’s real and personal properties, loans and other liabilities, and net worth as well as business interests, financial connections and relatives in government.   Read more »

Milk and the pandemic: Milk Code confusion cripples LGUs response for infants

Angelica Carballo Pago, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 10 06:41 AM

The indiscriminate distribution and use of breastmilk substitutes, especially during emergencies, can change feeding practices and put babies at greater risk of illness. Read more »

Promotion, protection of breastfeeding practices reap rewards

Angelica Carballo Pago, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 10 06:43 AM

Exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0 to 5.9 months has nearly doubled, from 30 percent in 2003 to 58 percent in 2019. Read more »