VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Three things you need to know about drug testing
What are the types of drug tests and how long does cocaine stay in the body? What is the most accurate test to detect these illegal substances?
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the petitions against candidates in the 2022 polls
The official campaign period has not started, but presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is already facing four petitions before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prevent him from running in the May 2022 elections.
Wiser and stronger after surviving typhoon Haiyan
Time has not erased from the mind of Nick and Doris “Chai” Quieta what happened on November 8, 2013. Nor has it healed the pain and suffering that typhoon Haiyan brought to their families and that of more than 7, 000 others who perished in that tragedy.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding oil price hikes and excise taxes
The House Committee on Ways and Means is moving to suspend or reduce excise taxes on selected fuel products as temporary relief for consumers amid skyrocketing prices of oil and petroleum products in the past few months.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The P536-M deal between F2 Logistics and Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has so far found “no grounds” to cancel its P536-million contract with F2 Logistics for the transport of equipment, supplies, and paraphernalia in the 2022 elections amid concerns of a possible “conflict of interest” raised by poll watchdogs.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque changes tune on seeking Senate seat in 2022
From declaring that “[he] will only run” for a seat in the Senate in the 2022 elections under the slate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should she join the presidential race, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque now says he may vie for a Senate slot after all “to prove that the people support [him].”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte contradicts self within two minutes on ICC drug war probe
In his Talk to the People appearance on Oct. 4, President Rodrigo Duterte said he "will prepare for (his) defense" in the impending investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on human rights abuses associated with his campaign against illegal drugs.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Once more, Duterte changes tune on importance of PCA award
Virtually speaking before world leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte again sang a different tune on Wednesday, positively this time, when he declared that no country can “diminish” the importance of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines against China.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How did Pharmally break procurement requirements in P8.7 billion pandemic contracts with DBM?
The Commission on Audit (COA) report about the P67.32 billion "deficiencies" in the pandemic response funds of the Department of Health (DOH) triggered a congressional investigation on the transfer of P42 billion of the amount to the Procurement Service in the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM). This, in turn, led to the discovery of P8.68 billion in supply contracts with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Five things about the ICC report on victims’ representations
Families of persons killed in anti-drug operations under the Duterte administration’s war on drugs regained hope for justice following the release of a report focused on assistance for them by the Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS), an independent office of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
