seventeen relatives of Luis “Chavit” Singson’s political clan ran in local races in Ilocos Sur, a province in northern Luzon with a little more than 700,000 people. One lost her electoral bid.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rechiel Antones, 36, manages a printing shop in Southville 6 in Calamba City, Laguna, southeast of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X THE POOR abound in this country — Filipinos who cannot earn or raise the minimum income to meet ...

Filipinos could only vote in 1907, and only men were allowed to do so. Filipinos in the US were permitted suffrage after World War II in 1946. But the Cordillerans who joined the St. Louis Fair in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Eight years after the May 23, 2017 siege of Marawi City, residents voted to further consolidate ...

The late DENR Secretary Gina Lopez’s closure and suspension orders against 28 mines in 2017 were not implemented following a review ordered by Malacañang. A culture of non-implementation of ...

Two judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber I have sought dismissal of the defense move to disqualify them from hearing its challenge to the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction on the case of former ...

May 26, 2025 Carmela S. Fonbuena PCIJ Executive Director The elections are over. Voters have crowned again many of the country’s entrenched political dynasties. Despite the results, election reform ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) should expect another bump in their electricity ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Button-down polo, eyeglasses, and mandatory face mask? Check. Fully charged phone and a wired ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Boxing champion Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao failed in his senatorial comeback, but his relatives ...

Transportation giant Grab offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities – but at a premium. Data collected by PCIJ showed that rides of the GrabCar service always included ...