Thirty-five journalists representing seven countries in the southeast Asia region gathered in Manila in March 2024 to form a new network of anti-corruption journalists that is dedicated to investigating and exposing corruption issues.

The Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) network aims to become a platform for national and regional collaborative investigations and training opportunities.

The journalists represented media organizations such as Tempo and Project Multatuli in Indonesia; The Nation and Green News in Thailand; Sinar Project in Malaysia; Camboja News in Cambodia; the National Radio and TV of Timor Leste; and Rappler, GMA News, and ABS-CBN in the Philippines.