May 19, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, General, Governance
‘No genuine elections’ –
lawyers’ group
by Maya Angelique B. Jajalla photos by Cong B. Corrales QUEZON...
May 19, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, General, Governance
by Maya Angelique B. Jajalla photos by Cong B. Corrales QUEZON...
May 12, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Culture, Governance, Media, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch
WOMEN, it is said, hold half the world in their hands. And because it is Mother's Day today, the PCIJ checked out the status of the distaff side in the May 2013 elections. By now, it is clear to all that only 8 -- or only one in four -- of the 33...
May 12, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Money Politics
AND HERE'S another quick quiz for you Filipinos getting ready for tomorrow's midterm elections. Again, just follow the link to check if you got the answer right! True or False: A candidate may place a full-page advertisement in a broadsheet during the...
May 12, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance
by Ryan Rosauro DIPOLOG CITY—An old problem potentially hounds the integrity of the modernized elections in Zamboanga del Norte on Monday. Local candidates are still hoping that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can look into the...
May 12, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Money Politics
HERE'S A QUESTION from the PCIJ's MoneyPolitics site for members of the media, those who are supposed to know everything that needs to be known about tomorrow's elections. During election day, members of the media are not allowed to take video of: a....
May 12, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, In the News, Investigative Reports, Media, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch, Paper Chase
ARE THEY RICH, or are they poor? Were they born to wealth, or did they make money on their own labors? Did they bare all the facts of their assets, or mask the important details? What money and which donors make up their power base? Can the 33...
May 11, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Local Government, Money Politics
The following is feedback sent by Ariel Sebellino, Executive Director of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), the national association of newspapers in the country, following the launch of the MoneyPolitics website by the Philippine Center for...