Archive - News Year 2017 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 18 12 18 24 30 News PHOTOS: Marawi after the war How are residents faring? By Iya Agbon | Nov 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment of the chief justice, explained It's more than just a numbers game. By VERA FILES | Nov 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Bill seeking to criminalize fake news ‘potentially unconstitutional’—advocates They called on the Senate not to pass the bill. By Jake Soriano | Nov 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ‘Unequal’ access, not just paid trolls, hamper internet freedom – advocate When the U.S. nonprofit Freedom House released last week its report on the state of internet freedom across the world, the detail most highlighted by many local media outfits was the “keyboard army” paid up to P3,000 to “manipulate the online information landscape” to support President Rodrigo Duterte. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Nov 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Despite educated workforce, Filipinos lack ‘soft skills’ companies need—World Bank Not all graduates may have the skills needed to land a job in larger, more innovative companies. By Maria Feona Imperial | Nov 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Seat belt law: the most violated road rule in PH Data show that too few motorists wear seat belts. By Dinna Louise C. Dayao | Nov 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ASEAN COC framework affirms Duterte’s policy shift in PH dealing with China The Philippines’ major shift in foreign policy which is to talk with China bilaterally on the territorial dispute over Scarborough shoal has gotten affirmation from ASEAN with the adoption of the Framework of the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea in last’s weeks ASEAN summit. By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Nov 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Human rights violations were publicly mentioned in ASEAN, contrary to Duterte’s claim Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did. By VERA FILES | Nov 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News PHOTOS: Remembering road crash victims Commemorating World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in Metro Manila. By LUCILLE SODIPE AND ARIANNE CHRISTIAN TAPAO | Nov 19, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Giyera ng PH laban sa human trafficking Sa isang komentaryo nitong Nob. 8, binatikos ni Sen. Leila De Lima, nakakulong na kritiko ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, ang digmaan ng kasalukuyang administrasyon sa mga droga at ikinumpara ito sa kanyang "pakikibaka laban sa human trafficking." By VERA Files | Nov 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Matt Damon DID NOT say Duterte’s the ‘last man standing’ in drug war While the story was posted under “Humor and Satire,” several Facebook followers praised Damon for “supporting” Duterte. By VERA Files | Nov 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: PH’s war against human trafficking Three facts about the country’s war against modern slavery. By VERA Files | Nov 16, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ‘Realistically constructive’ statement on the South China Sea As if nothing happened. No construction, no land reclamation, no more concerns expressed on the South China Sea dispute. By CHARMAINE C. DEOGRACIAS | Nov 16, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of landmark ASEAN document on migrant workers Here’s a timeline of the journey from the ASEAN declaration in 2007 to the consensus in 2017. By Contributed By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Shipping garbage back to Canada now possible – Trudeau It is now “theoretically possible.” By Maria Feona Imperial and Arianne Christian Tapao | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News East Asia countries urge destruction of chemical weapons Countries in East Asia strengthened their call to end the use and development of chemical weapons in the region, expressing concern over North Korea’s nuclear program while seeking a resumption of dialogue to de-escalate tensions. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ASEAN pushes for media literacy to fight fake news The AMRI is proposing a region-wide media literacy program among different stakeholders, including students, he said, that would tackle the spread of misinformation. By Maria Feona Imperial | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News FACT SHEET: ‘Extra-legal’ and ‘extrajudicial’ killings, explained “EJK” is the more popular term, but “ELK” is more commonly used in legal documents as it is broader, and “embraces any situation where somebody was killed without due process,” said lawyer Romel Bagares. By VERA FILES | Nov 14, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 … 21 Older posts