PHL Vote 2025
VERA Files' fact-checks, explainers, commentaries, news, and in-depth stories about the national and local elections.
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Camille Villar: Crossing political lines for Mama’s Senate seat
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By VERA FILES
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May 11, 2025
With her precarious ranking in pre-election surveys on senatorial preferences for Monday's balloting, the Villars are pulling every trick in the book for Camille to make it to the top 12.
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AI fakery rises, but cheapfakes still rule the race
By Pipo Gonzales and Yvonne T. Chua
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May 10, 2025

Phantom banks, shaky claims undercut viral Marcos gold story
By Yvonne T. Chua
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May 8, 2025

BAYAN KO: Isang mukha ng political dynasty
By Booma Cruz
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May 5, 2025

Baguio’s proposed billion-peso market brouhaha looms large in midterm polls
By JENARD T. SORIANO
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Apr 26, 2025