DATA: Who financed the campaigns of 2022 winning senators?

BY CHERRY SALAZAR May 09, 2023
 
 

 

Campaign finance is a key aspect of the elections, as it shows how much money was spent during the campaign and who donated to whom.

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) analyzed the list of campaign contributors submitted by candidates in the 2022 polls to the Commission on Elections. We found that half of the winning senators were backstopped by their own families with business interests.

Explore the data below.