MARAWI CITY -- Election reform activists and watchdogs, and election officials have expressed hope that the unusual calm in Lanao del Sur today, eve of election day, will not be the calm before the storm. As of 4 pm Sunday, not a single...

CATARMAN, Northern Samar -- Two persons were killed and another was wounded in three separate shooting incidents in three towns of this province on Saturday and Sunday, eve of election day. The first casualty, a former councilor of Barangay Libho,...

CATBALOGAN CITY -- Philippine Army soldiers escorting the transport of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines and election paraphernalia exchanged fire with about 15 armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army in the vicinity of...

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...

AS MALAYSIANS go to the polls on Sunday, May 5, the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) has expressed concerned that voters are being denied their rights to fair and credible sources of information. A network of independent media organizations in...

BEFORE THE official campaign period started, the PCIJ interviewed a majority of the candidates for senator on money matters. We asked them to take a stand on pork barrel, the use of public funds, campaign spending limits, how they plan to fatten their...

THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (PCIJ) is proud to announce the broadcast of ANGKAN, INC., a special five-part documentary on the clans of Maguindanao as part of TV5's Balwarte series on Sunday, April 28, at 10 p.m. The...