Archive - News Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 News Dedicated, overworked personnel sustain gov’t hospital’s program for abused women and children Across from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH)’s emergency room, a large, green building leads to two special units designed to protect women and children. By Text and photos by Arianne Christian Tapao | Dec 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Government hospitals fall short of providing services to abused women, children One Monday morning in March, a six-year-old girl was brought by her separated parents to the emergency room of the Tondo Medical Center (TMC) in Manila. By Text and photos by Arianne Christian Tapao | Dec 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: VP poll recount NOT YET decided This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it. By VERA Files | Dec 15, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on asking for emergency powers President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech December 7 in Clark, Pampanga claimed he never asked for emergency powers. In his first SONA, he did. By VERA Files | Dec 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News In Metro Manila, more pedestrians die during the Christmas season Road crashes involving pedestrians commonly happen at 5 p.m., on Fridays and weekends. By Verlie Q. Retulin | Dec 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Gov’t scraps redundant rules to cut red tape Eliminating red tape will help the country become more competitive. By Maria Feona Imperial | Dec 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Sex, drugs and disease: The deadly mix – A perilous phenomenon "But even if you have introduced and provided them their supply of condoms, you can't be assured that they will use them because everyone will be high on drugs." By Diana G. Mendoza | Dec 12, 2017 | 7-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s grim portrait of war on drugs is not supported by gov’t data Government figures tell a different story. By VERA FILES | Dec 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A brief history of impeachment in the Philippines Here’s a five-minute video summing up 68 years of impeachment history in the Philippines. By VERA FILES | Dec 11, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News First-ever nationwide climate change and disaster risk forum mum on PWD rights The sector, considered the world’s biggest minority, was only mentioned in passing. By Maria Feona Imperial | Dec 11, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Sex, drugs and disease: The deadly mix – Party and play "But what I can recall is that I had sex with every guy in the group and it felt really great." By Diana G. Mendoza | Dec 11, 2017 | 6-minute read KEEP READING News Murder of Fr. Tito sends chilling message to priests working for the poor The killing of retired priest Marcelito Paez has sent a chilling message to priests who work with the poor. By Maria Feona Imperial and Arianne Christian Tapao | Dec 10, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 153 154 155 156 157 … 251 Older posts