VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte’s ‘never-ending’ fight against drugs and corruption in his own words
Duterte moved the goal posts for his anti-corruption crusade, four years into his presidency.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte’s ‘never-ending’ fight against drugs and corruption in his own words
Six years after declaring a war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte sees no end to such problem.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Should Filipinos worry about monkeypox?
No case of monkeypox has been detected in the Philippines yet. But the Department of Health is preparing for the possibility of monkeypox cases entering the country by “intensifying screening at borders and actively monitoring the situation.”
FACT SHEET: Raffy Tulfo’s point on ‘genderless’ domestic violence, explained
“Domestic violence and any form of gender-based violence cannot be genderless,” said Dr. Nathalie Africa-Verceles, associate professor and director of the University of the Philippines Center for Women's and Gender Studies.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The role of the Commission on Appointments, explained
The CA serves as “moderator” of the appointing power of the president by thoroughly reviewing the qualifications and ensuring the fitness of the people chosen for specific positions in the government bureaucracy.
