VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Palimbang massacre and Marcos’ other transgressions against the Bangsamoro
President Duterte cites history when he talks about Mindanao, but never mentions human rights abuses under Marcos.
Fact Sheets
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why fully vaccinated people still get infected with COVID-19
As cases continue to grow in the country during the second half of 2021, misinformed claims that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are “ineffective and unsafe” keep circulating on social media.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How did Pharmally break procurement requirements in P8.7 billion pandemic contracts with DBM?
The Commission on Audit (COA) report about the P67.32 billion "deficiencies" in the pandemic response funds of the Department of Health (DOH) triggered a congressional investigation on the transfer of P42 billion of the amount to the Procurement Service in the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM). This, in turn, led to the discovery of P8.68 billion in supply contracts with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Five things about the ICC report on victims’ representations
Families of persons killed in anti-drug operations under the Duterte administration’s war on drugs regained hope for justice following the release of a report focused on assistance for them by the Victims Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS), an independent office of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What lowering age restrictions on e-cigarette smoking means for the youth
Lowering the minimum age of persons who can buy, sell, or use vapes and electronic cigarettes to 18 years old means giving younger people access to products with adverse health effects and which could lead to substance abuse, medical and health experts say.
