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 Lawyers group warns public against drug surveys by police You can say no politely, without stating a reason, a lawyer says. By VERLIE Q. RETULIN | Sep 2, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News DIY shelters for the ‘Big One’ not PWD-inclusive Some of the designs aren’t just fit for everyone--ironically for those who are in danger of being left out during a disaster. By Maria Feona Imperial | Aug 31, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gov’t officials linked to website spreading news claiming Hontiveros called for Duterte ouster deny involvement “With my job now, do you think I still have time to spread fake news?” Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol said. By VERA Files | Aug 31, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Three things Duterte got wrong about Rappler From being American-owned, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte now falsely accuses social news network Rappler, of being run by the country’s biggest media conglomerate, ABS-CBN, Corp. By VERA Files | Aug 31, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What is presumption of innocence? The constitution states that in all criminal prosecutions, the person accused is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. By VERA Files | Aug 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Filipino connection suspected in string of celebrity death hoaxes What does Vic Sotto have in common with Mr. Bean and The Rock? By Lucille Sodipe | Aug 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Who the Filipinos trust most Filipinos’ trust in the government dramatically increased in the past two years as church and media, two institutions often lambasted by President Duterte, continued to be regarded highly by the public. By Ellen Tordesillas | Aug 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News House-to-house drug testing unlawful: CHR In a press statement, the CHR pointed out that house-to-house drug testing "runs contrary" to the Dangerous Drug Act of 2002. By Ellen Tordesillas | Aug 24, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says 2-3 cops killed daily in war on drugs The president's numbers run counter to "Real Numbers PH," the official figures on the war on drugs released by PDEA. By VERA Files | Aug 23, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News Outrage at Kian’s wake: Lawmakers, rights activists denounce Duterte’s war on drugs Supporters and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs have joined the chorus of condemnation over the killing of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos and called for an investigation of police abuse. By Arianne Christian Tapao and Ellen T. Tordesillas | Aug 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News August 21, 1983: Voices tell the story The tape recording starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking among themselves. “Everybody remains on board,” one of them says. Moments later, a single gunshot rings out and women are wailing. By Luz Rimban | Aug 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Justice Carpio sounds alarm on latest Chinese seizure of PH territory While the public was engrossed with the scandal of how 605 kilos of shabu from China worth P6.5 billion slipped through the Bureau of Custom and entertained by the Bautista vs Bautista family feud with a cameo role by President Duterte, a chunk of Philippine territory was being taken over by China. By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Aug 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 164 165 166 167 168 … 252 Older posts