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 24 12 18 24 30 News PH as ASEAN chair should push for stronger ocean governance Perhaps, the Duterte government can now take the lead in defining a more appropriate direction on the South China Sea situation to erase the “silence of the lambs” stigma. By Alberto A. Encomienda | Aug 3, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang Commission on Human Rights, ipinaliwanag Sa gitna ng kalituhan, narito ang tatlong katotohanan tungkol sa CHR. By VERA FILES | Aug 2, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sabi ni Duterte ipinagtatanggol ng CHR ang mga criminal Hindi ipinagtatanggol ng CHR ang sinuman, kriminal o iba pa. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says the CHR defends criminals The CHR does not defend anyone, criminal or otherwise. It has, however, taken on cases where the complainants do not have criminal cases to their names. By VERA Files | Aug 2, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News BE IN THE KNOW: The nationwide smoking ban in public places The Department of Health encourages local government units to form their own Smoke-Free Task Force to help the Philippine National Police. By mark joseph fernandez | Aug 1, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News China’s concept of setting aside sovereignty dispute for joint exploration of Spratlys Asked during his press conference last Wednesday when the talks about the joint exploration in Philippine territory that is also being claimed by China and other countries started, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recalled the meeting of the late Deng Xiaoping with then President Corazon Aquino. By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Aug 1, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News The trade-off: Multi-billion dollar projects in exchange for Chinese exploration in PH EEZ From the fragmented information about the resumption of talks on joint exploration with China in the disputed parts of the Spratlys, what is emerging is a repeat of jumbo loans that the administration of Gloria Arroyo obtained from the Chinese government in 2004 in exchange for agreeing to allow China to explore within the country’s economic exclusive zone. By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Jul 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Minura ba ni Obama si Duterte? Tinawag ba ni Trump si Duterte na “bayani ng bansa”? Hindi ang sagot sa parehong tanong. By VERA Files | Jul 28, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Did Obama curse at Duterte? Did Trump call Duterte ‘a hero of your country’? Did Obama say Duterte was a son of a bitch? Did Trump say the Philippine president was a hero? By Contributed by CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS | Jul 28, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Peace or war? Toward the end of his SONA, the president took back the olive branch he had extended to the Left. By VERA Files | Jul 27, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte iniutos ang muling paglabag sa mga patakaran ng bidding Ang presidente ay walang kapangyarihan na mag utos sa isang institusyon na laktawan ang batas sa pagkuha/procurement law By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte orders breach of bidding rules anew In his 2nd SONA, Duterte told a Cabinet official to 'not mind' the Commission on Audit. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte repeats wrong claim about Davao City’s economic growth President Rodrigo Duterte, in his second state of the nation address (SONA) Monday, repeated an incorrect claim he had earlier made about Davao City's economic growth. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos copycat or not? President Rodrigo Duterte’s string of inconsistent statements about the late president Ferdinand Marcos and martial law has kept the public guessing whether he can or will do a Marcos or not. By VERA Files | Jul 26, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte on SC’s role in martial law President Rodrigo Duterte has been vacillating on his stand about the Supreme Court’s role in the martial law declaration, from saying he won’t listen to the high court at all to recognizing that the justices have a say on its validity. By VERA Files | Jul 25, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News Duterte targets CPP-NPA-NDF in his 2nd SONA They were still in talking terms two months ago. Today, in his second SONA, President Rodrigo Duterte launched tirades against his latest target: the CPP. By VERA Files | Jul 24, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 promise tracker How did the president fare with the rest of his 2016 SONA promises? By VERA Files | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Infrastructure SONA 2016 promises on Infrastructure By Lucilles Sodipe, Verlie Q. Retulin | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Drugs and crime 2016 SONA promises on drugs and crime By Maria Feona Imperial | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Corruption and governance 2016 SONA promises on corruption and governance By Arianne Christian Tapao | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Media 2016 SONA promises on media By Lala Ordenes | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Foreign relations 2016 SONA promises on foreign relations By Charmaine Deogracias | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News SONA 2016 PROMISE TRACKER: Economy 2016 SONA promises on economic policy By Jake Soriano | Jul 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: What’s happening to the motor vehicle inspection centers of the LTO? Is there a working motor vehicle inspection center in the country? 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