Sandra Cam, anti-corruption whistleblower and former PCSO board member, dies at 64

Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member and whistleblower Sandra Cam passed away on Thursday at the age of 64.

Her son Marco Martin shared the news on Facebook, expressing deep sorrow for his mother's passing and highlighting her qualities as a resilient single mother with dauntless courage in fighting corruption.

Cam was honored with the 'Dangal ng Bayan' award and recognized as a 'Natatanging Filipina na Sumusulong sa Pagtulong at Paglaban sa Korapsyon,' among other accolades, for her work as a whistleblower who exposed corruption involving lotteries and politicians in 2005.

She previously worked as a 'jueteng' bagwoman before becoming a whistleblower and was later appointed to the PCSO board during the Duterte administration where she advocated for an audit and legislative inquiry into the charity agency's operations.

Cam also ran for Senate but lost in 2016, headed the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines, and sought former President Rodrigo Duterte's help to remove her from the charity agency's board due to alleged corruption within PCSO.

Her remains lie in state at the St. Peter Chapels in Parañaque City with viewing scheduled to start on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 6 p.m.