SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Economy
Halfway through his term, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration has yet to hit all of its economic targets but he remains “optimistic” about the country’s “sustained resilience” despite global pressures.
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Mula Bamban hanggang TikTok, bakit sikat si Alice Guo?
Para sa mga politikong nasangkot sa mga kontrobersiya tulad niya, mahalagang mapigilan ang tuluyang pagkasira ng kanilang reputasyon lalo na sa mata ng publiko.
‘À la carte’ influence operations: How Guo-Tok mirrors past election campaigns
TikTok stans of Alice Guo followed the same playbook observed in previous influence operations for the Dutertes and the Marcoses during elections.
FACT SHEET: Mula Maynila hanggang The Hague at balik sa Davao: Magagawa ba ni Duterte?
Sa pagkakakulong ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kustodiya ng ICC, lumutang ang mga katanungang legal sa gitna ng walang katulad na mga kondisyon noong siya ay nahalal bilang alkalde ng Davao City noong Mayo 12.
FACT SHEET: From Manila to The Hague and back to Davao: Can Duterte swing it?
With former president Rodrigo Duterte detained in ICC custody, legal uncertainties rose amid unprecedented conditions when he was elected mayor of Davao City in the May 12 midterm elections.
NAMFREL: More violence in BARMM midterm elections noted
At least 242 election-related deaths were recorded in BARMM, said conflict monitoring group, most of which involved loose firearms.
Inside Guo-Tok: How TikTok fan accounts whitewashed Alice Guo’s image amid POGO probe
A VERA Files investigation uncovered a network of 45 TikTok accounts that exhibited signs of a coordinated campaign from May to December 2024 to boost Guo’s reputation as a progressive leader and defend her innocence, amid the probe on her alleged links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) during this period.
Celebrities in public office: bane or boon?
Celebrities always stand a better chance at winning elections. But can fame and popularity translate to real public service?
Ano nga ba ang influence operations at FIMI?
Kasama ang reporters mula VERA Files, PhilStar.com at PressOnePH, alamin ang ibig sabihin ng Influence Operations at Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference sa video na ito.
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.
