Annual spectacle of faith and devotion
There’s a lot of jostling among devotees, mostly barefooted, to get closer to kiss and rub towels on the cross of the glass-cased image of Jesus of Nazarene.
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False reports on typhoons wreak havoc in 2024
The typhoon season in the Philippines from July to September not only brought disaster in the form of casualties, agricultural and economic damage and interruptions at schools and work. It also led to typhoon-related misinformation online.
Kontrahin ang mali… with feelings?
Sa masalimuot na usapin at samu't saring nakalilitong mga pahayag tungkol sa war on drugs by, paano ang wastong pag-uusap tungkol dito na hindi makasasakit o makaiinsulto sa mga taliwas na paniniwala ng iba?
FACT SHEET: Bakit idinedeklara ang isang kandidato na nuisance candidate?
Paano napagdesisyunan ng Comelec na ang iba pang 117 na kandidato ay hindi kasama sa balota ng botohan sa susunod na taon? Narito ang tatlong bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
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.
How Duterte, allies whitewash the bloody drug war
While Duterte did not deny the role of the police in implementing the drug war, he and his allies resorted to downplaying the role of the police in the death of victims through statements that either removed their accountability or minimized the impact of impunity.
Marcos-Duterte disunity on pressing issues
Sa 93 na pahayag ng public figures na na-fact-check ng VERA Files ngayong 2024, 40% ang tungkol sa mga Marcos at Duterte. Panoorin sa video na ito ang Top 5 issues na hindi pinagkasunduan ng dalawang pamilya.
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.
The quest for justice continues no matter how painful
The families of the victims of extrajudicial killings came face-to-face with the chief perpetrator of crime: former president Rodrigo Duterte, who appeared in both the Senate and House hearings, unrepentant, uncouth and arrogant.
