Sept. 21 protests: Newbies inspire oldies
For those returning to the protest scene, seeing young people attending a rally for the first time, Sept. 21 was a signal of hope.
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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Peace Process
The past year saw delays in some of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s biggest peacemaking commitments: the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections and peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Education
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised more long-term changes to the education system in his 2024 State of the Nation Address.
FACT SHEET: Ano ang maaasahan sa impeachment trial ni Sara Duterte
Ang tanong kung pwedeng ipagpatuloy ng papasok na 20th Congress—na magsisimula ng termino sa tanghali ng Hunyo 30 ngunit magpupulong bilang isang legislative body sa Hulyo 28—ang proseso ng impeachment o hindi ay nananatiling walang katiyakan.
FACT SHEET: What to expect from the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte
The question on whether or not the incoming 20th Congress—whose term begins at noon on June 30 but will convene as a legislative body on July 28—could continue the impeachment process remains unsettled.
FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case?
News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted.
FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law?
With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
FACT SHEET: Ano ang big deal tungkol sa Google Maps at West Philippine Sea?
Napansin ng news outlets at netizens noong Abril 14 na ang Google Maps ay may mas kitang-kita na label ng West Philippine Sea sa site nito. Ano ang big deal tungkol sa Google Maps at West Philippine Sea? Narito ang paliwanag ng VERA Files:
Kahina-hinalang FB users nag-post ng ‘mass resignations’ sa PNP
Nakita ng VERA Files ang mga palatandaan ng sinadyang gawa-gawang post na nagkakalat ng disinformation mula sa 13 Facebook (FB) account ng mga dating pulis.
Dubious FB users churn out posts on PNP ‘mass resignations’
VERA Files found signs of deliberately staged posts that spread disinformation from 13 Facebook accounts of alleged former policemen.
