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 VERA FILES FACT SHEET: West Philippine Sea tensions and the Arroyo presidency What do tensions in the West Philippine Sea have to do with the Arroyo administration? By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No tension in South China Sea during Arroyo administration? Was there no tension over the South China Sea during the nine-year Arroyo administration? By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Does Saudi Arabia provide 80% of the Philippines’ oil? During his business trip to the Middle East, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Saudi Arabia for its contributions to the Philippine economy: jobs for Filipino workers and oil supply. By VERA Files | Apr 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Abella’s statements vis-a-vis what the surveys say VERA Files annotates what Abella says about the surveys with what the surveys actually say, to show which parts are precise and which not so. By VERA Files | Apr 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gina Lopez’s figures on family-initiated Ugong Rock don’t match official ones In her bid to promote ecotourism as the alternative to mining, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez cites as a success story Ugong Rock Adventures. By VERA Files | Apr 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News MALAYA ROAD SAFETY SERIES: Understanding driving during, after earthquakes What to do if you're on the road when an earthquake strikes By RAYMOND GREGORY TRIBDINO | Apr 19, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is it still necessary for the Philippines to claim Benham Rise? On four occasions the past week, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will file a claim on Benham Rise and he will rename it “Philippine Ridge.” By VERA Files | Apr 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can the Philippines sell its islands to China? Can the Philippines sell its islands to China? By VERA Files | Apr 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News There’s a land where rape does not exist Two young Filipinas had a tie that bound them. They were both victims of rape by their kin in their innocence. It was with sheer wonder and fascination that they embarked together on a research journey---validating a finding from an anthropological study of the Bontoks , where no one knew about rape. By Yolanda L. Punzalan | Apr 15, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Bohol town observes Holy Week with more passion after thwarted terrorist attack INABANGA, Bohol. – Residents of this tranquil town are going through real suffering as they join the Christian world in the observance of Semana Santa recalling the passion of Christ some 2, 000 years ago. By Cooper Resabal | Apr 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Does Metro Manila have the ‘world’s largest homeless population’? Militant group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay), a group fighting for free housing for the poor, says Metro Manila has the most number of people without homes in the world. By VERA Files | Apr 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: How much does President Duterte earn monthly? President Rodrigo Duterte made a fuss about the relatively low pay he has been receiving as president of the country. By VERA Files | Apr 11, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 176 177 178 179 180 … 252 Older posts