VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Who should clean our wastewater?
Twenty-one years since a group of residents brought to court the deteriorating state of Manila Bay, much remains to be done to complete its rehabilitation.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A sleeping power giant, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant explained
Sen. Nancy Binay sought a “comprehensive study” on “what to do” with the almost four-decade-old mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) during a Senate committee hearing last Oct. 13 on the proposed budget for 2021 of the Department of Energy (DOE).
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What has changed in requesting SALN from the Ombudsman?
The Office of the Ombudsman has issued new guidelines in releasing copies of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) more than one year after it suspended the processing of all requests from the media and the public.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Who’s fit for PhilHealth chief?
President Rodrigo Duterte's appointment of Dante Gierran, former director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), a government-owned or controlled corporation (GOCC), has raised questions on his qualifications for the job.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about Pemberton’s presidential pardon
On Sept. 7, President Rodrigo Duterte granted absolute pardon to United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted of homicide and sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
