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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 »

2022 aspirants run ads worth P3.7-B before filing candidacies

Carmela Fonbuena, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Jan 12 02:04 PM

Alan Peter Cayetano, who initially aspired for the presidency, was the top ad spender from January to September 2021, but this was overshadowed by the combined ads of Senate aspirant Mark Villar and members of his family. 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 »

Hinubog ng Panata: The vanishing spiritual traditions of the Aetas of Capas, Tarlac

Pau Villanueva, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 19 04:31 PM

Nature and biodiversity are more than just sources of food, water, energy, and raw materials for the Aeta communities of Capas, Tarlac. Their cultural identity, well-being, and spiritual traditions are grounded on their regard for the living world. Among Philippine indigenous groups, the Aetas are known for their extensive knowledge of herbs and indigenous healing methods.  Read more »

Duterte’s drug war: Lies and death certificates

Dada Grifon, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 14 08:43 AM

Even in death, the State treats victims of extrajudicial killings as mere “collateral damage” in the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drug war. The families of the victims choose to remember their lost loved ones with dignity, something that was denied of them when their deaths were covered up by falsified death certificates. Read more »

HIV-Positive Mother Struggles through the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ria Torrente, PCIJ/PCP
Posted at Jun 10 03:40 PM

In addition to stigma and discrimination, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought new obstacles in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. People living with HIV are vulnerable to Covid-19, and government healthcare coverage may not offer enough protection.   Read more »

Mission in peril: ‘Red-tagging’ the religious sector in the Philippines

Mark Saludes, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 05 02:55 PM

Several church workers involved in the social justice and human rights ministries in the Philippines have been subjected to vilification and “red-tagging” under the Duterte government. The World Council of Churches has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and the Philippine government to end human rights violations against church workers. Read more »

Amid the pandemic, women bear the burden of ‘invisible work’

Bernice Beltran, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 02 06:05 PM

Unpaid care work has prevented many women and children from pursuing education and career opportunities, trapping them in a cycle of poverty. This photo essay features two of the many women who led lives living for their families, thereby setting aside their own dreams. 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 »

'Pinagtatagpi-tagpi’: Mother, daughter struggle between making a living and modular learning

Gerimara Manuel, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of May 30 10:59 AM

Mother, daughter struggle between making a living and modular learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

In Loving Memory

Lauren Alimondo, PCIJ/PCP
Posted at May 26 05:57 PM

In the last two years, 29 cases of killings and dumping of cadavers in Baguio City and Benguet were probed by the Commission on Human Rights Cordillera. Majority of the cases remained under investigation. After an extensive investigation, the Baguio City Police Office identified the suspects on Dec. 16 as police officers of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) of Police Regional Office Cordillera. 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 »

Filipinos face the mental toll of the COVID-19 pandemic

Orange Omengan, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of May 25 10:40 AM

Rising infections in the Philippines have reached over 1,138,187 confirmed cases as of May 15, unfolding simultaneously with reports on mental health problems. At least 3.6 million Filipinos suffer from any form of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. Read more »

Terminal: The constant agony of commuting amid the pandemic

Larry Monserate Piojo, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of May 20 10:36 AM

“Commuting” is synonymous with the word “agony” for 13 million residents of Metro Manila, the nation’s capital region. Going to the workplace from home and back has been a constant source of distress for millions of Filipinos in one of Asia's most congested metropolitan areas. 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 »