What is universal periodic review (UPR) of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and its relevance to improving the human rights situation in the country? Here are five things you should know.
Paano mas magiging maayos ang paghahanda sa mga sakunang dala ng bagyo? Pakinggan natin ang pananaw ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau at ng City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office ng Balanga City, Bataan dito sa ikalawang bahagi ng Episode 15 ng What The F?! Podcast.
Responding to questions from a panel of independent human rights experts during the 136th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva last Oct. 11, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla claimed that ABS-CBN was “not shut down” but merely denied a new franchise. This needs context.
During the 136th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva last Oct. 11, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reiterated the government’s position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) “has ceased having jurisdiction” over the Philippines. This lacks context.
In a new department order, Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio backtracks on her earlier directive by allowing private schools to continue holding full distance or blended learning after Nov. 2.
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the chief implementer of the controversial war on drugs during the Duterte administration, claimed without citing proof that no crimes against humanity occurred in the government’s anti-drug campaign.
In his recent interview with actress and television host Toni Gonzaga, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed that his family was “never allowed to argue” on the P203-billion real estate tax case because they were in exile in Hawaii when the case was in court. This is false.
Limang dekada na ang nakalipas mula nang idineklara ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ang batas militar. Pakinggan ang mga kwento ni Etta Rosales, isa sa mga nakasaksi at biktima ng malagim na kabanata sa kasaysayan ng bansa.
Agriculture daw ang prayoridad ng administrasyong Marcos. No’ng nangangampanya, nangako si President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ibababa sa bente pesos ang presyo kada kilo ng bigas. Tinanong ng VERA Files ang ilang mamimili, tindera, at magsasaka kung kakayanin ba itong matupad sa loob ng anim na taon.
In pushing for a bill that reinstates the death penalty for large-scale illegal drug trafficking, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that lethal injection is the “universally accepted” method of capital punishment. This is wrong.
