FACT CHECK: Romualdez misleads with claim that price ceiling on rice set by Marcos has affected world market
The price cap on rice took effect nationwide on Sept. 5 despite drawing flak from some lawmakers, economists and farmers’ groups.
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‘Walang pagkakaiba ‘yung pagiging Tsinoy ko sa pagiging Pinoy n’yo’
Para sa Tsinoy activist na si Teresita Ang See, hindi dapat maging hadlang ang lahi, lenggwahe at kulturang kinalakihan para makialam sa estado ng bansa.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bakit may P41 price cap kung ‘malapit na’ ang P20 kada kilo ng bigas?
Noong Aug. 31, nagtalaga ng P41 price cap kada kilo ng regular-milled rice si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., na secretary din ng Department of Agriculture (DA). Kontra ito sa mga nauna niyang pahayag na malapit nang maabot ang pangako niyang P20 kada kilo ng bigas. Anyare?
FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane?
The MMDA is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.
FACT SHEET: Why is government underspending a problem?
The Department of Information and Communications Technology topped the list of agencies that had low fund use with only a 5.6% utilization rate.
FACT CHECK: TikTok influencer echoes First Gen claim that natural gas is the ‘cleanest-burning of all fossil fuels,’ which needs context
The United Nations Environment Programme notes that methane is a hazardous gas and is 80 times more potent at warming the Earth than CO2 over a 20-year period.
Human trafficking: Bakit pahirap sa byahero ang solusyon?
Kamakailan, naglabas ng listahan ng departure requirements ang Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking para raw protektahan ang Filipino travelers at siguraduhin na hindi sila mabibiktima ng mga sindikato ng human trafficking. Makalipas ang isang linggo, Aug. 31, sinuspende ito ng Department of Justice.
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Katapangan. Kabayanihan. Pagsisilbi sa bayan. Ano nga ba ang kabuluhan ng pagiging Medal for Valor awardee? Pakinggan ang kwento ni retired colonel Ariel Querubin, isa sa most bemedalled officers ng Armed Forces of the Philippines dito sa What The F?! Podcast.
Ang kalbaryo para sa mas ligtas na kalsada
Hindi nagkukulang ang Pilipinas sa mga batas at ordinansa para maging ligtas ang mga motorista at publiko sa kalsada. Pero bakit nga ba hanggang ngayon ay hirap pa ring maiwasan ang mga road crash dahil sa humaharurot na mga sasakyan at hindi maingat na pagmamaneho?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Diokno’s outlook on debt-to-GDP ratio runs counter to that of Marcos
The day before the briefing, Marcos had raised his concern over the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio before members of the United States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Council.
