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Jan 20, 2025 | 
pcij.org | Karol Ilagan
The peasant movement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), has assailed the more than P-1 billion individual spending by Sen. Imee Marcos and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar on political ads ahead of the kickoff of campaign for the 2025 midterms elections. Marcos and Villar, both running for the Senate, have aired ads worth more than P1 billion on ads from January to September 2024, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported, citing data from the Nielsen Ad Intel.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
pcij.org | Karol Ilagan
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
pcij.org | Guinevere Latoza |Karol Ilagan
The practice covers PWD, senior citizen, and student discounts. Drivers shoulder up to 80% of these discounts. Drivers are accused of cancelling trips of PWDs to avoid granting discounts. LTFRB vowed to issue a new memo directing transport network companies and operators to shoulder the discount. LTFRB said it is also “inclined” to suspend erring companies and have them refund costs to driversGrab was the first to admit in a Senate hearing on Dec.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
pcij.org | Carmela Fonbuena |Karol Ilagan
As early as January last year, Sen. Imee Marcos already aired 271 TV and radio ad spots worth P21 million, based on published rate cards or before discounts. Every month since then, the presidential sister appeared on Filipino voters’ TV screens and spoke in radio ads across the country. She gradually increased the number of her advertisements until she had 1,145 ad spots worth P303 million in September alone.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
pcij.org | Karol Ilagan
This Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Last of two partsWorkplaces are required to secure permits and undergo inspections before they can legally operate. For instance, a restaurant cannot open to the public without clearance for fire safety, sanitation, and other standards. These measures are in place to prevent accidents and ensure the safety of both workers and customers.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
ijnet.org | Karol Ilagan |Federico Acosta Rainis
Users of Grab, the Philippines' most popular ride-hailing app, are at the mercy of an opaque algorithm that calculates service prices. When they book a ride, the amount to be paid for the distance traveled and the travel time is usually coupled with a surge fee that, according to the company, "reflects the real-time market conditions" and allows it to balance supply and demand between drivers and users.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
sunstar.com.ph | Karol Ilagan |Federico Acosta Rainis
By Karol Ilagan and Federico Acosta Rainis / Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismKey findings:* Transportation giant Grab offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities -- but at a premium. * Data collected by PCIJ showed that rides of the GrabCar service always included surge fees, the additional cost computed by an algorithm to get more cars on the road.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go |Karol Ilagan |Federico Acosta Rainis
Manila-based journalist Karol Ilagan is a regular customer of GrabCar, the ride-hailing app. In one of her trips to work in 2023, she paid a surge fee that was more than a third of the entire fare. It wasn’t the first time, but because she took the ride late morning on a slow Tuesday, she thought she was overcharged. She sent feedback to Grab Support and was told there was high demand, hence the higher fare.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Miriam Grace Go |Karol Ilagan |Federico Acosta Rainis
Transportation giant Grab offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities – but at a premium. Data collected by PCIJ showed that rides of the GrabCar service always included surge fees, the additional cost computed by an algorithm to get more cars on the road. However, the data also suggested that customers still often endure lengthy wait times even when fares were high.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
pcij.org | Karol Ilagan |Federico Acosta Rainis
Manila-based journalist Karol Ilagan is a regular customer of GrabCar, the ride-hailing app. In one of her trips to work in 2023, she paid a surge fee that was more than a third of the entire fare. It wasn’t the first time, but because she took the ride late morning on a slow Tuesday, she thought she was overcharged. She sent feedback to Grab Support and was told there was high demand, hence the higher fare.
