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Her death was reported as an “accident,” but the tragedy that occurred a decade ago could have been prevented.

Midinformation is the term to define misunderstandings and confusion based on scant or emerging evidence, often about emerging scientific knowledge.

VERA Files Fact Check spoke to a local infectious disease expert Marissa Alejandria and public health experts Christin Gilmer and Nat Gyenes from global technology nonprofit Meedan who shared these tips to navigate through uncertainty in health information.

The tobacco industry is employing new ways to attract a new breed of smokers but its products are still harmful to health, say advocates.

Shifting gears in just two days, President Rodrigo Duterte backed out from his challenge to debate with retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio about the withdrawal of Philippine Navy ships during the 2012 maritime standoff at Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines, as well as the latter's 2016 win at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

In reiterating his stance on avoiding “trouble” with China, President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippines’ historic arbitral win in 2016 against the Asian giant on the South China Sea dispute as “just a [piece of] paper” that he would “throw into the wastebasket,” in a televised address on May 5.

Taking up the cudgels for Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, actor Robin Padilla asserted “there is historical fact” to the senator’s claim that Lapulapu, regarded as the Philippines’ first pre-colonial hero in recorded history, was a Muslim-Tausug leader from the defunct Sultanate of Sulu.

As the world faces a “perfect storm of crises” ー the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on media credibility, and online disinformation ー it is even more important now for young journalists to verify information they share online and in telling stories.

Many transport workers, who have not benefited from the project, have been tipped “into extreme poverty,” said the Move as One Coalition in a May 4 statement, adding it found the situation “unacceptable.”

Contrary to Roque’s claim, Locsin said he apologized only to his “friend” and counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and “nobody else.”

President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that he “never mentioned” anything about the dispute between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea during his campaign for the 2016 presidential election. This is not true.

Journalists in the country continue to face many threats today and freedom of the press will depend on how much support it gets from the people, according to Melinda Quintos-De Jesus, executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR).

Veteran broadcast journalist Howie Severino lamented on Monday, May 3, that the role of journalists in society has become more challenging as most news consumers now regard the values of truth, facts and evidence in journalism as secondary only to loyalty to a person, ideology and institution.

A VERA Files Fact Check reader wants to know why National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Alex Paul Monteagudo and several other Facebook users share wrong information that can be easily verified.

Health experts underscored the need to “increase the pace of vaccination” as the Philippines' coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections breached the one million mark on April 26.

Blogger Sass Rogando Sasot, a vocal supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made at least seven inaccurate claims about the West Philippine Sea issue as tensions in the region rise with the continued unauthorized presence of Chinese vessels in the Philippines’ maritime areas.

Drawing inspiration from the community pantry on Maginhawa St. in Quezon City put up by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non on April 14, more than 300 similar food stalls have sprouted across the country in less than a week. However, the top three executives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and some security officials gave confusing and contradicting statements on what to do with the charity initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR - The living quarters of migrant workers in Kajang, about 30 kilometres from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, were like a buffalo cage - dirty and smelly. In a December raid, Malaysia's Human Resources Minister M Saravanan was shocked and horrified to discover that 751 foreigners, working at a glove-processing factory, were living in two 1.5-metre-tall containers which could only accommodate 100 people.

The president himself said in a speech in June 2019 that he would “of course” allow Chinese nationals to fish within Philippine waters.

A two-month-old vlog by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that bears false and misleading claims about the Philippines’ electoral system continues to circulate on social media.

After disappearing from public view for almost two weeks, President Rodrigo Duterte appeared on April 12 in his regular “Talk to the People” address, but made three inaccurate claims in his 20-minute opening remarks. VERA Files Fact Check reviewed his claims and identified one false, one flip-flop, and another that needs context.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched on April 21 the Active Transport Manual to raise awareness of road safety and courtesy and traffic rules.

The Community pantry that Ana Patricia “Patreng”” Non started on Maginhawa street is an example of something good and noble coming out of adversity.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. erroneously claimed that it is in the agenda of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), under the proposed Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) with the Philippine government, to block the implementation of the national identification system.