Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Billions for school infrastructure went to contractors tied to flood control scam

A single three-storey building serves all 1,500 students at Mabuhay City Elementary School in Dasmariñas, Cavite. To ...
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Romualdez replaces Pulong as the top recipient of DPWH funds

During the last three years of the Rodrigo Duterte presidency, the 1st district of Davao City was the top recipient of funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Paolo ‘Pulong’ ...
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One Year After the Flood-Control Speech: Probes, Protests, and the President’s Possible Culpability

One year after President Marcos shamed officials and contractors whom he said stole from government-funded flood-control projects, the country has yet to come to grips with the scale of the thievery ...
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Tycoons Swoop in on the Clean Energy Boom, Raising Prices for Consumers: A story in 6 parts

Companies owned by some of the country’s richest business tycoons have run circles around government regulators, allowing them to gain control of the country’s clean energy resources. Last year, Ramon ...
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IN NUMBERS: Dynasties and Contractors Capture Party-list Seats in the 20th Congress

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Nearly 40 years ago, the framers ...
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High power bills? Filipinos can have cheaper energy if Manila can drill in Recto Bank despite China row

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The rigs at the Malampaya gas ...
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Data centers raise concerns for energy-burdened households

In a low-income community in the Manila suburb of Fairview, a large rectangular structure is rising near a busy highway clogged with vehicles, commuters, and commerce. Few passersby realize that this ...
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Pork Accounts for Two-Thirds of Proposed 2026 DPWH budget

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X In the last few months, an ...
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Marcos freed up P214B in unprogrammed funds for ‘priority’ infra. Many of these projects prioritized graft over the public good.

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The term “unprogrammed ...
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Marcos and Duterte received millions in contributions from contractors. Can—and will—they be held to account?

President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte received tens of millions of pesos in campaign contributions from public works contractors despite a provision in the Omnibus Election Code that bans ...
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All the Presidents’ Contractors: For 20 years, Malacañang has been unable or unwilling to stop corruption in public works

For the past 20 years, across four presidential terms, the same contractors have been awarded the largest public works contracts. Whether the president is a Marcos, a Duterte, an Aquino or an Arroyo, ...