VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What the unilateral termination of the UP-DND accord means
What exactly is the UP-DND accord and why does its termination matter?
Fact Sheets
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Violations, sanctions for people involved in the use of unauthorized vaccines in the Philippines
At least three government agencies are conducting separate investigations into the use of smuggled and unauthorized vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) when no vaccine had yet been approved, even for emergency use, in the country at the time.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the updates on the ICC’s preliminary examination into Duterte’s drug war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it expects to decide “in the first half of 2021” whether to pursue an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The dangers of red-tagging under the Anti-Terrorism Law
In his Nov. 30 public address, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was not “red-tagging” the left-wing groups Makabayan, Gabriela, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) when he accused them of being “legal fronts” and “members” of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of the New People’s Army (NPA), its military arm, and of the National Democratic Front (NDF), its political arm.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Getting to know the COVID-19 vaccine prospects in the Philippines
Ten months into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the race for a safe and effective vaccine continues. Researchers and pharmaceutical developers have studied the sequence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and sped up the process of clinical trials to supply rations for over 170 countries, including the Philippines.
