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06/05/2023

With the help of GMA News Research team meanwhile, Eleksyon 2022 also had a nifty easy-to-use app, where viewers can easily see the candidates' stand on issues. The app complemented the dedicated section on candidate’s profiles where their details like their educational background, past projects, authored laws, and owned properties were presented.

GMA News Online has been named a finalist for Excellene in Information Graphics of the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) 2023 Awards for Editorial Excellence.

31/08/2022

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared receiving over P624 million in campaign contributions in his successful bid for the presidency.

30/06/2022

Ngayong araw ang inagurasyon ni President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bilang ika-17 pangulo ng bansa. Gaganapin ang inagurasyon sa National Museum of Fine Arts o ang dating Legislative building.

Sa mga nakalipas na dekada, pang-apat na pangulo si Marcos Jr. na magsasagawa ng kaniyang inagurasyon sa nasabing lugar.

Saan nga ba nanumpa ang mga naupong pangulo ng bansa?

BASAHIN: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/836405/where-did-former-philippine-presidents-hold-their-inauguration/story/

09/06/2022

Nangangalahati pa lamang ang 2022 pero 17 beses nang tumaas ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo. Sa datos na nakalap ng GMA News Research, lagpas P36 na ang itinaas ng presyo ng diesel habang mahigit P26 naman sa gasolina.

Kahapon, inaprubahan na ng LTFRB ang P1 provisional increase sa pasahe sa jeep. BASAHIN: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/24oras/592864/p1-provisional-increase-sa-pasahe-sa-jeep-inaprubahan-na-ng-ltfrb/video/

01/10/2020

18/05/2020

Results of the latest Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority paint a picture of the challenges for workers despite the loosening of the quarantine regulations.

Coping in a COVID-19 world figures to remain a challenge for Filipino workers even after quarantines are loosened: Most Pinoy families do not own a vehicle, while few have their own computers.

09/05/2020

02/11/2019

GMA News Research estimates that every year, the country needs an area of about 1.15 million square meters--nearly thrice the size of Rizal Park--to bury its dead in underground niches. But only 42,439 square meters or one-tenth the size of the famous Manila landmark are needed if those who died were cremated and inurned instead.

The road to Baesa Public Cemetery in Quezon City is less busy than most roads to other burial grounds this Undas. According to the city government’s latest inventory, more than 2,000 people were buried in this cemetery, but there have been no new burials here since 2012. The cemetery is curren...

01/11/2019

Data from the Toll Regulatory Board show that the number of accidents in nine expressways continues to increase.

GMA News Research, analyzing TRB data, found out that more than 35 accidents took place in these expressways every day during the first half of the year.

Commuters in Metro Manila should brace themselves for heavier traffic than usual along the expressways going to central, northern, and southern Luzon. Toll operators expect 124,000 more vehicles from the average daily volume along six expressways this coming the All Saints’ Day long weekend. C...

19/10/2019

GMA News Research ’s Brenda Barrientos-Vallarta was awarded Best Statistical Reporting in Online Media during the 9th National Statistics Month Media Awards of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Brenda was cited for “epitomizing the idealistic notion of fair and balanced journalism, thereby giving equal weight to both sides of an argument as demonstrated on her online report “Where the Votes Are.”

The report, published on GMA News Online before the May elections, can be found here: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/specials/content/54/where-the-votes-are-eleksyon-2019/

Congrats, Brenda, and thank you to PSA.

20/09/2019

Mismatched names and offenses. Same names, different prison numbers. Conflicting release dates. Janet Lim Napoles. Rolito Go. GMA News Research found all these while sifting through the Bureau of Corrections’ list of 2,159 heinous crime convicts who were released following the retroactive applicat...

30/07/2019

GMA News Research reviewed all the senators’ claims of educational attainment as stated on their official websites or CVs, and fact-checked these by perusing documents or writing their school

Members of the Senate serving in the 18th Congress have a diverse and fascinating educational background. As a new session begins, GMA News Research dives deep into the academic histories of the men and women that will chart the course of legislation in our country.

07/05/2019

Kumpleto na ba ang listahan ng iboboto ninyong senador, mga Kapuso? Alamin ang posisyon ng mga kandidato para sa Senado sa mga maiinit na isyu sa Stand on Issues app sa website!

The vote simulator tool lets you choose your proposed senate and enables you to know their stand for key issues such as federalism, death penalty, divorce and others. This is not an official COMELEC activity. Responses or results generated by this service will not be saved or used by COMELEC or GMA....

23/04/2019

Philippine National Elections - Senatorial candidates. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigative reports.

21/02/2019

GMA News Research breaks down the vote-rich regions, provinces, and cities ahead of Eleksyon 2019.

31/12/2018

A lawyer for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday claimed that the former President has survived all the cases filed against her in court during the Aquino administration. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investig...

20/12/2018

Firm in Andaya expose bagged P4.24B worth of gov’t contracts in 2017 —PhilGEPS

Firm in Andaya expose bagged P4.24B worth of gov’t contracts in 2017 —PhilGEPS

Bulacan-based C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading bagged almost P13 billion worth of government contracts since 2011, data obtained by GMA News Research show. Data from the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) also show that the contractor was able to corner P4.24 billion...

07/11/2018

At least six officers of the Filipino companies behind the provisional third telco player in the country contributed a total of P35.55 million to the 2016 campaign kitty of President Rodrigo Duterte, data gathered by GMA News Research show. Current trending headlines in business, money, banking, fin...

02/11/2018

Heart attack, stroke and cancer remain three of the top killers of Filipinos, but diabetes is slowly catching up. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigative reports.

02/11/2018

According to TRB data, the number of road crashes in eight expressways rose by almost 60 percent from 2016 to 2018. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigative reports.

30/10/2018

Of the 287 applications, 283 were granted while two applications were denied. Two other applications which came from abroad reached the amnesty committee past the deadline.

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is just one of nearly 300 individuals who were granted amnesty through Proclamation No. 75, issued by former President Benigno Aquino III in November 2010. At least 287 individuals applied for amnesty from January 4, 2011 up to the deadline on March 31, 2011 before the D...

10/09/2018

Based on past presidential issuances and Senate records, GMA News Research learned that at least eight Philippine Presidents issued proclamations and orders granting amnesty between 1946 and 2010.

Based on past presidential issuances and Senate records, GMA News Research learned that at least eight Philippine Presidents issued proclamations and orders granting amnesty between 1946 and 2010. Amnesty was offered for various specific crimes to give the target grantees a chance to start over. The...

14/08/2018

Justice is supposed to be blind. No one richer or poorer, none more entitled or less disempowered than the other. The bare facts should be weighed on their own merits. But what happens when the wheels of justice grind too slowly?

30/05/2018

The Department of Tourism spent some P178.23 million for travel, food, lodging, and entertainment services from July 2016 to March 2018, data compiled by GMA News Research showed. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special inves...

24/03/2018

The dismissed cases represent 37 percent of the 1,523 cases wherein the accused asked the Sandiganbayan to junk their cases because of the violation for their right against inordinate delay.

A study by GMA News Research found that from 2013 to 2017, the Sandiganbayan dismissed at 565 cases, mostly graft charges, filed by the Ombudsman because of inordinate delay. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive special investigat...

08/12/2017

From raw data provided by the DOTr and the Metro Rail Transit Corporation, GMA News Research has compiled eye-opening statistics about the beleaguered rail system's tribulations in 2017, in particular these train stoppages.

30/11/2017

GMA News Research has found that at least six projects built under the AFP-PNP Housing Project has nearly 7,000 units lying idle and unused for years in different parts of the country. Some have finished construction since 2012.

Government funds allocated to these housing projects amount to at least P2 billion.

In the aftermath of the war in Marawi, President Duterte promised housing units to wounded soldiers and policemen and to the families left by government combatants who died in the 5-month battle.  Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and e...

01/07/2017

The slowdown seems to be felt out in the drug market, as well. The street price of shabu peaked to as much as P1,300 to P25,000 per gram at the height of Project Double Barrel’s pilot phase last year according to PDEA estimates. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, w...

30/06/2017

It was the centerpiece of his campaign platform. Then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte vowed to stop crime, drugs and corruption within three to six months after election into office. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and exclusive spe...