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 The benefits of hiring PWDs, as told by companies Persons with disability make good assets in the workplace, contrary to a deeply-rooted stigma that they are liabilities. By Maria Feona Imperial | Sep 26, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Scammers sell Marcos ‘legacy’ to poor Pinoys They said they came to collect the P10,000 they were promised every month for the next four years as claimants to their share of the Marcos wealth. The proof of their claim: a pamphlet purchased for P30, extolling Marcos for his ‘immortal legacy.’ By Joel F. Ariate Jr. | Sep 25, 2017 | 10-minute read KEEP READING News Maritime experts cautious over planned joint development with China They believe Manila should instead stick to the letter and spirit of the Arbitral Court award last year. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Reparations for over 2,000 more martial law victims underway A new list of victims eligible for compensation from the state is now available. By Maria Feona Imperial | Sep 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The sins of martial law, in tranches Three facts on the monumental challenges the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board faces. By VERA Files | Sep 23, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News PHOTOS: Thousands join national day of protest They gathered in Luneta and at the Commission on Human Rights premises in Quezon City. By VERA Files | Sep 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News After international recognition, Pasig River cleanup continues A third of the Pasig River has already been cleaned but more daunting tasks remain. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Must reads on the Philippine economy under Marcos The 20-year Marcos presidency was not a golden age. By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News Rights groups say no to violence and martial law Human rights defenders warn against a brewing dictatorship. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ASEAN-China Ties: Ticking Time Bomb or ‘Asian’ World Order? NINGBO, China - It is disturbingly obvious that the ASEAN states do not – and will not – possess the same enormous politico-economic clout that China has to be able to accommodate the West while at the same time strive to reshape a world order dominated by Western hegemony. By Bo Yuan | Sep 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Use of ‘alleged’ not a defense against libel PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson is wrong. By VERA Files | Sep 19, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News New group urges citizens to hold Duterte accountable for abuses A new multisectoral group launched Monday a campaign urging Filipinos to unite and demand accountability from the Duterte administration over excesses of power. By Maria Feona Imperial | Sep 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Vilma Santos-Recto DID NOT vote to slash the CHR budget; Lagman DID NOT say he’d file an impeachment complaint against Duterte and Henry Sy’s daughter DID NOT trash Duterte’s critics. These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Sep 15, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DFA press release distorts facts about Philippine human rights report Only eight countries expressed qualified support for PH war on drugs. By VERA FILES | Sep 15, 2017 | 7-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DDB Chair Santiago repeats Duterte public bidding flub Santiago repeated the same mistake about government procurement. By VERA FILES | Sep 13, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte gets Bangsamoro peace process wrong Peace “talks” between the government and both the MILF and the MNLF have already been concluded. By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Commission on Human Rights, explained President Rodrigo Duterte, in a media interview following his 2017 SONA, said he wants the CHR abolished. By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Asean hopes to salvage RCEP with recalibrated offers Countries participating in a mammoth Asean-led regional free trade agreement are making a fresh pitch to salvage the deal with new proposals on the level of trade they are willing to liberalize. By Johnna Villaviray Giolagon | Sep 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 21 Older posts