Ilongos cheer two Song Liling
Friday last week, Iloilo City’s seasoned theater buffs and hundreds of millennial converts saw two Song Liling in David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” at Cinema 6 of SM Iloilo.
Yearly Archives: 2019
ISDApp by Filipino IT experts wins in NASA Space challenge
An app developed by a group of Filipino information technology professionals to assist local fishermen in their daily work has been named one of six global winners in the NASA Space Challenge, an announcement made on Feb. 16 said.
Duterte in HK again: HK media
Pres. Duterte was in Hong Kong Saturday, Oriental Daily News, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.
Media and academe group: Fight back, defend democracy
The members and partners of the Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation strongly denounce the continuing harassment of Rappler editor Maria Ressa and the news organization she leads. Her arrest on February 13, 2019 is a betrayal of the guarantees of press freedom and freedom of expression enshrined in the Constitution. More, its callous execution is an indictment of a weakened justice system; its devious grounds a dangerous fabrication that affects not just journalists, but everyone.
Government attacks against the media: an updated timeline
Media watchdogs say it's part of the Duterte administration's attacks against Philippine media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pinoy Ako Blog WRONGLY claims WHO, EU and US all ‘trust’ Dengvaxia
So far, only the EU endorsed it.
US Congress finds ‘unacceptable’ human rights developments in PH
Next month, March 17, the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty for the International Criminal Court, will take effect- one year after the Duterte government deposited its official notification with the United Nations Secretary-General in New York.
Having too many political parties said to harm voters
In the Philippines, which borrowed many political traditions from its American colonizer, voters in the upcoming May 2019 elections will have to choose among 18 parties vying for 12 senatorial seats, as well as a staggering 134 parties battling for 59 party-list seats in the House of Representatives.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte pinapalaki ang bilang ng mga mahihirap sa PH
Kung saan nakuha ng presidente ang kanyang datos ay hindi malinaw.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post revives Villar 2013 quote, MISLEADS
This story is misleading. Don't believe it outright.
