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False reports on typhoons wreak havoc in 2024

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By Enrico G. Berdos and Sabrina Joyce Go

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Dec 21, 2024

The typhoon season in the Philippines from July to September not only brought disaster in the form of casualties, agricultural and economic damage and interruptions at schools and work. It also led to typhoon-related misinformation online.

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How Duterte, allies whitewash the bloody drug war

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By Blanch Marie Ancla and Psalm Mishael Taruc

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Dec 19, 2024

While Duterte did not deny the role of the police in implementing the drug war, he and his allies resorted to downplaying the role of the police in the death of victims through statements that either removed their accountability or minimized the impact of impunity.

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Pro-Duterte accounts flood YouTube with rage-bait disinformation amid UniTeam split

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By Nica Rhiana Hanopol and Rhenzel Raymond Caling

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Dec 16, 2024

Disinformation peddlers appeared to have picked a side to throw in their support as the formerly allied Marcos and Duterte families turned against each other, with the latter seeming to have gotten the better end of the stick.

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​Duterte, Sara fail to declare P100M investments, documents show

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By VERA Files

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Nov 14, 2024

President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara omitted to fully disclose their joint deposits and investments at the Bank of Philippine Islands, which conservatively exceeded P100 million in some years, when they were mayor and vice mayor of Davao City, our analysis of bank records submitted to Congress and their annual net worth declarations shows.

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BBM’s fictional version of the Bicol River Basin Development Project

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By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes

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Nov 11, 2024

Since Bongbong took office, government propagandists have a track record of amplifying his and his family’s line that all went downhill after 1986, so it is necessary for a Marcos to course-correct the country.

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FACT CHECK: Circulating Kanlaon eruption video contains FAKE clips

A video compilation supposedly showing the Kanlaon Volcano's Dec. 9 eruption bore digitally manipulated clips that exaggerated the volcano's unrest.

Bohol’s youths join efforts to nurture Bohol Dayegon Christmas tradition
Arts & Culture

Bohol’s youths join efforts to nurture Bohol Dayegon Christmas tradition

Bohol’s young people are giving hope that the province’s cherished tradition of Daygon would not suffer extinction and continue to be enjoyed by future generations

The hypocrisy of Martin Romualdez
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The hypocrisy of Martin Romualdez

Contrary to Romualdez's claim, Sonny Africa says the Congress-ratified spending program "doesn't really respond to the nation's social and economic needs while, unfortunately, favoring the pork of politicians and profits of the rich."


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