A cyborg operation—part-human, part-machine—made up of hyper-partisan influencers, trolls, and true believers is mounting a long-running political influence campaign to defend Sara Duterte and her ...

Corruption is fueling one of the region’s most urgent human rights crises: trafficking in persons for forced criminality. If you’re a journalist ready to expose the networks behind this exploitation, ...

Entire families, including women and children, keep vigil every night to guard against unwanted intruders on Mariahangin island. (Photo/Arvee Salazar) Land Rights ‘Confusion’ about San Miguel’s ...

At the core of the resistance on the island are at least three indigenous families who have lived on Mariahangin for generations, primarily relying on fishing and agar-agar (seaweed) farming for their ...

The elections are over. Voters have crowned again many of the country’s entrenched political dynasties. Despite the results, election reform advocates said the May 2025 polls showed robust resistance ...

Bicol, home to the majestic Mount Mayon, is among the country’s most disaster-prone regions. It is regularly battered by storms and other calamities that test the resilience of its people year after ...

How did Vico Sotto end the Eusebios’ rule in Pasig City? Can it be done elsewhere? He bears a popular surname and he’s connected to an existing dynasty in Quezon City. But we should not forget that he ...

The Cordillera region remains largely rooted in its communal and participatory indigenous forms of governance. Where political dynasties exist, they are generally ‘thin’—except in two provinces where ...

Like many readers, I was deeply touched by Columbia University investigative journalism professor Sheila Coronel’s story “The Making of Edgar Matobato.” Published as a longform piece by the Philippine ...

Jaemark Tordecilla, one of the leading experts on using AI among Filipino journalists, had one clear objective after reading PCIJ’s investigative report, The Making of Edgar Matobato, by PCIJ founding ...

A total of 80, or about 53% of all city mayors, are dynasts seeking reelection. Meanwhile, 27 sitting city mayors are considering relatives to replace them as most of them run for other positions. And ...

Rain showers greeted Renato Ibañez and other Indigenous leaders when they gathered in Manila in mid-September to halt the controversial Kaliwa Dam in dense forests east of Manila. Ibañez lives in ...