In the remote reaches of southern Palawan, a 38-hectare island paradise is at the center of a brewing social conflict. Once home to nearly 200 families of mostly Molbog and Cagayanen descent, ...

In the remote reaches of southern Palawan, a 38-hectare island paradise is at the center of a brewing social conflict. Once home to nearly 200 families of mostly Molbog and Cagayanen descent, ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s kin dominated the midterm elections in Ilocos Norte, mirroring dynasties’ reign results in the rest of the Ilocos Region that also saw blood relatives battle for the ...

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has identified over a hundred Facebook pages presenting themselves as media outlets but are actually running political ads for national and ...

In Camarines Norte, aid pours in when elections approach. In Camarines Norte, Vic Lawrence Moya, a political science graduate of Bicol University and a resident of the province, said the culture of ...

The author is an Assistant Professor (On Study Leave) at the Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University and is currently taking Ph.D. in Political Science at the Department of ...

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 dap-ay, tongtongan, and bodong are community mechanisms for resolving disputes, preserving peace, and discussing salient issues within the locality. On the other hand, the rise of political ...

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 ...

The Dutertes’ rise as one of the country’s most powerful political families can be traced to their unbroken control of Davao City Hall for over two decades. Both former President Rodrigo Duterte and ...