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US court: Trajano was tortured and his death was caused by Marcos-Manotoc

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Apr 13, 2025

Imee Marcos, who had admitted to the torture and killing of Archimedes Trajano, was acquitted on a technicality, but not on her culpability for murder. She remains guilty in our public eyes.

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Ano nga ba ang influence operations at FIMI?

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By Rhenzel Raymond Caling, Nica Rhiana Hanopol, Psalm Mishael Taruc

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Apr 11, 2025

Kasama ang reporters mula VERA Files, PhilStar.com at PressOnePH, alamin ang ibig sabihin ng Influence Operations at Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference sa video na ito.

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Chinese online platforms swirl with Duterte arrest disinfo

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By Yvonne T. Chua

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Apr 1, 2025

Ten days after his arrest, false reports surfaced on Chinese digital media platforms claiming that former President Rodrigo Duterte had collapsed into a coma while in detention at The Hague, where he faces trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity linked to his bloody anti-drug war.

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From Mocha to Krizette: What to do with irresponsible commentary?

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By Katrina Stuart Santiago

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Mar 24, 2025

What of irresponsible commentary? What of baseless opinion? There has to be a way to hold accountable those who live off political social media content yet feel little to no responsibility about the effects of their actions on their public.

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Duterte arrest sparks disinformation surge, spinning tales in his favor

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By Yvonne T. Chua

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Mar 20, 2025

The stunning arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by Interpol on March 11 has unleashed a torrent of disinformation across social media. Fabricated claims and misleading narratives widely cast him as a victim of injustice in an effort to garner public support.

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FACT CHECK: OLD video passed off as Duterte’s ‘secret homecoming’

Facebook users are circulating a video of former president Rodrigo Duterte supposedly showing his homecoming that was allegedly kept from the public eye. This is false.

Phyllis Zaballero: Memories in abstract form
Arts & Culture

Phyllis Zaballero: Memories in abstract form

It is the artist’s 44th solo exhibition and her first one at the National Museum of the Philippines titled Phyllis Zaballero: Landscapes of the Mind at Gallery XV1I, 3/F National Museum of Fine Arts.

The thing with Manang Imee
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The thing with Manang Imee

What could have gone wrong? With less than a month into the May 12 polls, can Imee still recover from her apparent missteps in the past months?


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Mindanao continues to be volatile despite ‘insurgency-free’ areas

Mindanao continues to be volatile despite ‘insurgency-free’ areas

by John Matthew A. Cabural, Nadine Castillo, Eugene Claire Espino, and Madeleine Ann Ibe


Kahina-hinalang FB users nag-post ng ‘mass resignations’ sa PNP

by Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe at Psalm Mishael Taruc