Methodology

What this is

Money Trail PH is a structured, auditable public record. It does not produce original allegations. It compiles the existing public record into a navigable timeline.

Source standards

Every claim is backed by at least one of the following:

• A primary source: court filings, agency press releases, sworn testimony, official statements, freeze orders, audit reports.
• A major news outlet citation: established Philippine and international press whose reporting can be cross-checked against primary sources.

Where possible, sources are also archived to the Wayback Machine so that link rot does not erase the record.

Status precision

The timeline distinguishes carefully between three levels of certainty:

• Alleged: a witness, victim, or other party has made a public statement. No court has ruled.
• Charged: a formal complaint or information has been filed by a prosecuting body. Criminal liability has not been established.
• Convicted: a court has issued a final judgment after trial.

When in doubt, this site uses "alleged."

Faction-blind editorial principle

No party affiliation is treated as protected. The same evidentiary standard applies to every named individual. If a claim is contested, the contest is documented. If a denial exists, it is included alongside the accusation.

Corrections

Errors are inevitable. When found, they are corrected publicly with a diff. The corrections log documents every retraction or update. Hidden mistakes destroy trust; documented corrections build it.

Contributing

Money Trail PH is open source. To suggest an event, a person, a source, or a correction, open a Pull Request or issue on the project repository. Every change goes through review against the standards above.

Scope

v1 covers the Philippine flood control plunder scandal from 2022 onward. Adjacent infrastructure scandals are out of scope. They may be covered by sister sites in the future.