April 23, 2015 | In: 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Human Rights, In the News, Investigative Reports, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Maguindanao Massacre, Media
PHILIPPINE regional trial court Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes has finally denied the petition for bail of Andal Ampatuan Sr., the principal suspect in the 2009 Ampatuan massacre that led to the death of 58 people, 32 of them journalists and media...
March 31, 2015 | In: 2010 Elections, 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Money Politics, Online Research
A PHILIPPINE anti-graft court has recently dismissed for lack of merit a petition by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to prevent the garnishment of his properties in relation to a P184-million plunder charge filed against him by the Ombudsman, the Philippine Daily...
By Cong B. Corrales
DEATH and taxes, according to American statesman Benjamin Franklin, are the only things certain in this world. And in the Philippines, the taxman -- err, taxwoman – cometh on April 15, the deadline for filing of tax...
March 17, 2015 | In: 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Charter Change, Civil Society, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Jejomar C Binay, Mamasapano, Media, Noynoy Watch
Erap, Grace Poe, Mayor Duterte in statistical three-way tie?
View the results of the March 2015 National Survey on 2016 Electoral Preferences.
[caption id="attachment_18525" align="aligncenter" width="500"] MR. PALENGKE drops to No. 7 in the list...
March 17, 2015 | In: 2010 Elections, 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, General, Governance, In the News, Local Government
But register highest in Mindanao
THE RATINGS of exiting Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III plunged to historic lows since he assumed the presidency in 2010 amid the controversies surrounding the January 25 Mamasapano tragedy, the 2015 Ulat...
March 16, 2015 | In: 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Freedom of Information, General, In the News, Jejomar C Binay, Local Government, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
THE Department of Interior and Local Government has served today the suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman on Makati City Mayor Jejomar "Junjun" Binay Jr.
The anti-graft body issued March 11 the six-month preventive suspension on Binay...
February 6, 2015 | In: 2010 Elections, 2013 Elections, 2016 Elections, Campaign Finance, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Investigative Reports, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch
By Rowena F. Caronan and Malou Mangahas
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
FILIPINOS CHOOSE the people who will run their government through elections. Yet they do not hold the power to choose who will run the elections. That authority...