Events
#IJPH2024 Fellowship: Call for Proposals
It’s been a month since PCIJ’S Third National Conference on Investigative Journalism. We celebrate the huge success of the event that was first introduced in 2019, thanks to the…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 31, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Can Comelec regulate social media posts of candidates, influencers?
Comelec chair George Garcia is asking Congress for a new law to regulate social media content during elections. He says the elections body also wants to sign a memorandum of…
By Tjburgonio·May 29, 2024
Data
LIST: 15 senators who voted to oust Zubiri as Senate President
As in many key decisions that the Philippine legislature makes these days, the vote happened behind closed doors, devoid of transparency.
By Carmela Fonbuena·May 21, 2024
Data
Has the Philippines created a garbage problem too big to dig its way out of?
As more disposal sites reach their limits, new ones are built to take in the country’s heaping trash, contradicting sustainable waste management practices and pledges.
By Jelo Ritzhie Mantaring·May 19, 2024
Drug War
Look for ‘patterns’ in drug killings – Kristina Conti tells journalists
;It could help perpetuate their stories. It’s more for public awareness,’’ the human rights lawyer said at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s third Investigative…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 16, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Bong Go leads ad spending on Facebook a year before 2025 polls
At least 14 potential senatorial candidates have spent over the last three months P3.54 million to boost their posts on the social media platform. Analysts say this amount is only…
By Carmela Fonbuena·May 13, 2024
Events
Sheila Coronel: ‘We need watchdog reporting now more than ever’
On the 35th year of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), the organization’s founding executive director, Sheila Coronel, urged Filipino journalists to pursue…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 12, 2024
Events
PHOTO GALLERY: #IJPH2024 DAY 2
DAY 2 PLENARY SESSION | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Breakout Session 3.1: Digital Innovation and Public Engagement Breakout…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 12, 2024
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Comelec chief George Garcia makes 4 announcements at PCIJ conference
The premature campaigning ban will take effect as soon as the aspirants file their Certificates of Candidacies (COCs) in October this year. Election watchdogs said this will…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 12, 2024
Events
‘Keep watch in the night while the battle rages between darkness and light’ – Ceres Doyo
Inquirer columnist Ma. Ceres Doyo held up a copy of the book, “Press Freedom Under Siege: Reportage that Challenged the Marcos Dictatorship” for journalists during a conference on…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 12, 2024
Courts, law and justice
Drug killings go on; journalists must keep probing
Dahas records 639 killings on Marcos’ watch as of April 30. It is a project of the Third World Studies Center of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 8, 2024
Elections
WATCH: #IJPH2024 panel on Monitoring Preparations for the 2025 Automated Polls
The Third National Conference on Investigative Journalism featured three plenary discussions, 12 breakout sessions, and a screening of the Delikado investigative documentary film…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 7, 2024
Courts, law and justice
WATCH: #IJPH2024 panel on Reporting Duterte’s ‘drug war’
The Third National Conference on Investigative Journalism featured three plenary discussions, 12 breakout sessions, and a screening of the Delikado investigative documentary film…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 7, 2024
Latest
WATCH: #IJPH2024 Panel on Innovating Investigative Journalism
The Third National Conference on Investigative Journalism featured three plenary discussions, 12 breakout sessions, and a screening of the Delikado investigative documentary film…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 7, 2024
Events
PHOTO GALLERY: #IJPH2024 Day 1
OPENING PROGRAM AND PLENARY SESSION 1: Innovating Investigative Journalism: Towards Collaboration and Public Engagement Photos by Cindy Aquino for PCIJ Breakout Session 1.1: Visual…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 6, 2024
Events
Embrace TikTok, fight disinformation – Jeff Canoy
Journalists should embrace TikTok, Meta and Twitter to report the news, otherwise “bad faith actors’’ would lord it over these platforms, broadcast journalist Jeff Canoy said.
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 6, 2024
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‘Photos are equally important as the words we publish’ — Jes Aznar
Despite advances in digital technology, photojournalism thrives – and will disappear only when journalism disappears, visual journalist Jes Aznar said. At the opening of the…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 6, 2024
Data
State of Media Freedom in the Philippines 2024
CMFR and NUJP recorded around 135 incidents of attacks and threats against media workers from 1 July 2022 to 30 April 2024. This number exceeds the number of attacks and threats in…
By Center For Media Freedom And Responsibility·May 3, 2024
Events
‘Welcome to the PCIJ family’: At 35, PCIJ continues to expand network of investigative journalists
PCIJ’s strength lies in its network across the Philippines and across Southeast Asia. It lies in the community that doesn't hesitate to support colleagues under attack. It lies in…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·May 3, 2024
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AI is here: A powerful tool for journalists if used properly
On the second day of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) Third National Conference on Investigative Journalism on May 1, PCIJ editor-at-large Karol Ilagan…
By Guinevere Latoza·May 3, 2024