Eight years after the May 23, 2017 siege of Marawi City, residents voted to further consolidate the Gandamra family’s political influence, amid mixed opinions on social media over who bears ...

The Cordillera region, rooted in indigenous forms of governance, showed in this election that it continues to largely reject political dynasties. This is the case in four of its six provinces — ...

Camille Villar, the fourth in her family to seek a seat in the Senate, continued to outspend her rivals in advertising spending on traditional media, largely on TV and radio. She has run ads worth ...

April 12, 2025 Carmela S. FonbuenaPCIJ Executive Director The future of the Duterte political dynasty has, to a large extent, dominated discourse for the May 2025 midterm elections. This follows the ...

How did Vico Sotto end the Eusebios’ rule in Pasig City? Can it be done elsewhere? He bears a popular surname and he’s connected to an existing dynasty in Quezon City. But we should not forget that he ...

If lawyer Ernesto Arellano is elected senator in May, he will vote to pass a divorce law. He will also convince other senators to vote in favor of the controversial measure. “Inhuman na pilitin mo ang ...

The Cordillera region remains largely rooted in its communal and participatory indigenous forms of governance. Where political dynasties exist, they are generally ‘thin’—except in two provinces where ...

Like many readers, I was deeply touched by Columbia University investigative journalism professor Sheila Coronel’s story “The Making of Edgar Matobato.” Published as a longform piece by the Philippine ...

Few photojournalists covered former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs as extensively as Vincent Go. In this photo essay, he collaborates with the Philippine Center for ...

Jaemark Tordecilla, one of the leading experts on using AI among Filipino journalists, had one clear objective after reading PCIJ’s investigative report, The Making of Edgar Matobato, by PCIJ founding ...

This Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Last of two parts Workplaces are required to secure permits ...

Rain showers greeted Renato Ibañez and other Indigenous leaders when they gathered in Manila in mid-September to halt the controversial Kaliwa Dam in dense forests east of Manila. Ibañez lives in ...