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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s evolving stance on ‘endo’

Two years after, the promise remains a promise.

By VERA Files

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Apr 30, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post on Hontiveros seeking minimum wage for rebels FAKE

This story is fake. Don't believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 30, 2018

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Emergency assistance for workers as Boracay cleanup gets underway

Duterte declared a state of calamity in Boracay on April 26, Day One of the six-month closure of the popular tourist destination.

By Imelda V. Abano

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Apr 28, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: In Payatas, cops do house-to-house drug testing

What would you do if a group of policemen showed up at your doorstep and asked you to pee into a plastic cup for an on-the-spot drug test that could reveal whether or not you had taken shabu or marijuana in the last seven days?

By Luz Rimban

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Apr 27, 2018

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11-minute read
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming Marcos won poll case vs Robredo FAKE

This story is fake. Don't believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 27, 2018

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THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Duterte probing Aquino’s misuse of gov’t funds UNTRUE

This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 27, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story about Bam Aquino saying he will be ‘voice and protector’ of Filipinos MISLEADING

This story is misleading. Don't believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 26, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post about Robredo urging EU to investigate Duterte MISLEADING

This story is misleading. Don't believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 26, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Misleading Boracay story gains traffic on social media after being shared by Mocha Uson

Both the headline and thumbnail photo of the story mislead.

By VERA Files

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Apr 26, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: Inadequate road signs, ‘speeding’ driver factors in Tanay crash

Part 3. Inadequate road signs, ‘speeding’ driver factors in Tanay crash

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL

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Apr 26, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: Faulty brakes or human error: Tanay bus crash examined

The initial report of the Tanay police said, “… the bus accordingly suffered from brake defects and lost its control and hit on the barrier placed near the road widening area and eventually ramped (sic) a Meralco post and ravine tree (sic).”

By LUCILLE SODIPE

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Apr 26, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: Tanay bus crash: Confluence of factors makes PH roads unsafe

Part 1 Tanay bus crash

By VERLIE Q. RETULIN

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Apr 26, 2018

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13-minute read
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