FACT SHEET: Why is one declared a nuisance candidate?
How did the Comelec decide that the other 117 candidates be excluded in next year's balloting? Here are three things you need to know.
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Duterte’s flip-flops in 2024 bare changing ‘opposition’ colors
Of the 92 claims by public figures fact-checked by VERA Files this year, 28 came from Duterte. Notably, 17 of his claims were flip-flops on key issues such as Charter change, drug-related extra-judicial killings and his political support for Marcos.
Pro-Duterte accounts flood YouTube with rage-bait disinformation amid UniTeam split
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.
How the Marcoses handled an assassination attempt
Unlike Sara Duterte, Carlito Dimailig issued no threats and just did it. Fifty-two years ago this month, with martial law eleven weeks in effect, at around five in the afternoon of Dec. 7, 1972, Carlito Dimailig lunged at then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos with a 12-inch bolo.
FACT SHEET: Ang relasyon ng Pilipinas sa Interpol
Hindi maaaring pilitin ng Interpol ang mga awtoridad sa pagpapatupad ng batas ng Pilipinas na arestuhin ang isang indibidwal na may red notice. Ang mga tuntunin nito ay nagsasaad, gayunpaman, na "ang bawat miyembrong bansa ay maaaring magpasya kung anong legal na halaga ang ibinibigay nito sa isang red notice at ang awtoridad ng kanilang mga opisyal ng pagpapatupad ng batas na magsagawa ng mga pag-aresto."
FACT SHEET: The Philippines’ ties to the Interpol
The Interpol cannot compel Philippine law enforcement authorities to arrest an individual with a red notice. Its rules state that each member country can decide what legal value it gives to a red notice and the authority of their law enforcement officers to make arrests.
FACT SHEET: Ang kailangan mong malaman sa 2 bagong maritime laws ng Pilipinas
Gaano kahalaga ang pagpasa ng Philippine Maritime Zones Act at Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act? Narito ang apat na bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the 2 newly inked PH maritime laws
How crucial is the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act? Here are four things you need to know.
FACT SHEET: Ang pros at cons ng pagkaantala sa 2025 BARMM elections
May pag-aalala na ang pagpapaliban ng halalan ay maaaring makasira ng tiwala ng publiko, makahadlang sa pagsisikap na pangkapayapaan at makadagdag sa pabagu-bagong sitwasyong pampulitika sa BARMM
FACT SHEET: Pros and Cons of Delaying the 2025 BARMM elections
There is concern that postponement of the election could erode public trust, hamper the peace effort and add to the already volatile political situation in BARMM.