FACT SHEET: The heat index, explained
The heat index is used to determine how much heat a person can take before it becomes dangerous.
Fact Sheets
FACT SHEET: Fraternities and the unlawful practice of hazing
UP Sociology Professor Filomin Gutierrez said the hyper masculine culture in fraternities risk[s] adopting practices such as harsh, physical, mental and emotional testing that can lead to deaths, incarceration, and injuries.
FACT SHEET: Why is Comelec challenging the ban on ‘premature campaigning’ for Barangay and SK elections?
In preparation for BSKE, the Comelec said it will prohibit “premature campaigning” despite a 2009 Supreme Court ruling against it.
FACT SHEET: How do bike lanes affect traffic?
A Social Weather Stations survey in 2022 showed that one in four Filipino households owned a bicycle. The figure is higher in Metro Manila, where one in three households had a bike.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Problems rocking the salt industry?
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the committee, said Republic Act No. 8172, known as the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), has become a “deterrent” to the development of the industry that produced 300,000 metric tons of salt in 1994, a year before ASIN became law.
