OF THE country’s 15 presidents so far, six had made an impact on the current composition of political parties. They either formed their own or switched parties to facilitate their ascent to the presidency. They include former presidents Manuel...

QUEZON CITY - Voters scrambled looking for their names and their precincts on Monday, election day, in schools that had been turned temporarily into virtual billboards by local and national candidates. While the elections appeared generally...

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...

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...

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...

THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM is also making available to the general public a video presentation on the basics of campaign finance. The 19-minute video, based on an interview with Commission on ELections Commissioner Christian...

HERE ARE THE REST of the election public service advertisements produced by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism with the theme of campaign finance reform. These ads are being distributed for free, so go ahead and post and share them in your...