Investigative Reports

JOs, casuals caught in Capitol budget tussle

COA flags Oro for idle funds, P14M loan penalty; cites ‘Klarexville’ branding

STATE auditors have flagged the Cagayan de Oro City Government for the “extremely low” utilization of critical development funds and a costly breach of loan conditions that resulted in millions of pesos in avoidable interest payments.

The Audit Decoder: What the terms mean

5 Oro officials hold P74M in unliquidated cash: COA flags ‘systematic failure’

COA flags Oro: P3.1B in stalled projects, ‘unreliable’ asset records

Explainer: Why the ICC kept Duterte in detention

Journalism ‘dying’ amid recruit shortage, safety concerns

Broken promises: Green energy boom, local ruin

Net worth roller-coaster: Decoding Mayor Uy’s decade of financial swings

Oro leads local battle vs online child abuse, human trafficking

Bitoon said even neighborhood gossip circles — known locally as ‘Marites’ — help flag suspicious behavior. “They’ve become our unexpected allies. Every report, every witness, every child we rescue — it all counts,” she said.

Garbage crisis still grips Oro

PH fights global human trafficking threat