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Eleven of the 13 senators behind Monday's Senate coup are facing active or unresolved investigations. Can a chamber hounded by accountability questions truly hold one of the country’s most powerful officials to account? Read: pcij.org/2026/05/13/the…

See the list of charges against all senators (both Majority and Minority) here, including an update on the Ombudsman’s clearance of complaints against Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Full list: pcij.org/2026/05/13/the… Ombudsman clearance: pcij.org/wp-content/upl…

Eleven of the 13 senators behind Monday's Senate coup are facing active or unresolved investigations. Can a chamber hounded by accountability questions truly hold one of the country’s most powerful officials to account? Read: pcij.org/2026/05/13/the…

Read: pcij.org/2026/05/13/the…

Monday’s Senate drama was surprising only for its theatrics—a leadership coup, a fugitive senator in hiding, and law enforcers kept at bay by closed doors. The Senate has long been the place where senators charged with serious crimes elsewhere have managed to keep their seats.

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Story here: pcij.org/2025/11/29/all…

Martin Romualdez says he's being made the "fall guy" for the budget corruption scandal. PCIJ reporting shows his Leyte 1st District got P14.4 billion in DPWH "allocable" funds from 2023 to 2025 — the 2nd highest in the country, after only the president's son.

Story here: pcij.org/2019/04/04/dut…

"The numbers do not seem to add up." That was PCIJ's assessment of Sara Duterte's wealth in 2019, when her SALN showed a 518% rise in net worth over a decade in public office. Seven years later, the House is asking the same question — and more —with bank records this time.

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After examining China’s influence in the Philippines, investigative outlet PCIJ comes under attack from the Chinese Embassy Read: rsf.org/en/after-exami…

Our stories grow stronger when concerned citizens reach out to us and share what they know. That could be you. If you think we missed dynastic, contractor and franchisee ties in this story, please message us, or email us at stories@pcij.org (6/6)

The Senate is now deliberating proposals to reorient the party-list system to its original purpose. Electoral reform groups and academics are lobbying for a range of proposals to revamp the party-list system. (5/6)

🧵: The party-list system was meant to challenge elite politics. But it has instead become a bastion of families and contractors.  (1/6)

THE DUTERTE DYNASTY Former President Duterte once called the party-list system an “evil” setup financed by the rich. In the midterm elections last year, the same system was used by his nephew, Harold Duterte, to get a seat in Congress. Read: pcij.org/2026/03/12/dyn…

THE MARCOS-ROMUALDEZ DYNASTY President Marcos Jr.’s relatives have used party-list seats to expand their power in Congress. These are on top of other national and local elective posts held by members of these Marcos-Romualdez dynasty. Read: pcij.org/2026/03/12/dyn…