Top VP candidates mount expensive air war, too on Mar 18, 2010 in 2010 Elections Our latest report reveals that in the same pattern of the candidates for president, the top candidates for vice president have also poured in hundreds of millions of pesos into political ads – 90 days before the official campaign period started, an...
Aquino, Villar, Estrada use up half of airtime on giant networks on Mar 16, 2010 in General Our latest reports reveal that in the first month (February 9 to March 8, 2010) of the election campaign, the top three candidates for president have used up half of the television airtime limit set in law (120 minutes per station), and continue to s...
Poll preps “substantial”but lack transparency on Mar 16, 2010 in General A group of visiting international political observers has taken note of government’s “substantial” efforts to prepare for the coming May elections, but expressed concern over the lack of transparency, trust, and confidence over the...
Covering automated elections,uncovering campaign finance on Mar 11, 2010 in General On March 6, the PCIJ concluded in Zamboanga City the last of 12 training seminars on Covering Automated Elections and Uncovering Campaign Finance for journalists, citizen bloggers and campus writers across the country. The seminars, with support fro...
Pols flood the airwaves with ads, but do their messages stick? on Feb 17, 2010 in General Political ads, more than just pesos and cents, are at core about putting across credible messages and getting the votes. This is the focus of Part 2 of our latest report on the political ads of the top six candidates for president that in the thre...
2010 Presidential Elections: A billion-peso TV war on Feb 16, 2010 in General Our latest two-part report reveals that in the last three months before the election campaign period started, six of the 10 candidates for president had racked up advertising values on television, radio and print media worth a whopping P2.1 billion!
Money & politics: The truth (not) well told on Feb 15, 2010 in 2010 Elections Our latest report reveals the gaps and holes in the “Statement of Electoral Contributions and Expenses” that candidates for president, vice president and senator had filed since 1998. The popular perception is that running an election campaign ha...
Election expense reports: Truth (not) well told on Feb 15, 2010 in 2010 Elections Our latest report reveals the gaps and holes in the “Statement of Electoral Contributions and Expenses” that candidates for president, vice president and senator had filed since 1998. The popular perception is that running an election campaign ha...
The curious case of ARMM and Maguindanao population spikes on Feb 10, 2010 in General Our latest report written by PCIJ Fellow Roel R. Landingin exposes what population experts call “a statistical anomaly” with grave implications on the conduct and results of the May 10, 2010 elections – the inexplicable sharp spike in the po...
‘Still mightier than the sword’ on Feb 9, 2010 in General
