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 24 12 18 24 30 News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes wrong claim on U.S. sanctions vs. Bensouda Lawyer Larry Gadon falsely claimed that retired International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda was declared persona non grata by the United States (U.S.) for “inventing” cases of human rights violations. By VERA Files | Jun 30, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News ICC begins accepting information on Duterte’s drug war The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued the call for families of victims of the Philippine government’s war on drugs (WoD) to submit evidence in connection with the request of the prosecutor for authorization to proceed with an investigation, a recently-retiredICC judge said on Friday. By Ivel John M. Santos | Jun 30, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Party-list group’s FB post on ivermectin use for COVID-19 needs context Bagong Henerasyon Party-list, in its official Facebook (FB) page, claimed that doctors are now allowed to prescribe ivermectin to their patients, citing a statement by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 29, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News The MMC model: Solutions for a post-COVID future Dr. Saturnino Javier, medical director of the Makati Medical Center (MMC), is not Nostradamus. He cannot predict when the pandemic will taper off and finally end. But this he is sure of: “We need to move forward.” By Elizabeth Lolarga | Jun 29, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News Filipino youth orchestra strikes gold anew in Vienna music fest The winning streak of the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) continued after it struck gold in the youth orchestra category B of the Vienna-based World Youth Festival which transpired June 12-26, 2021. By Pablo A. Tariman | Jun 28, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News Supporters bid PNoy one last farewell The church bells tolled to the familiar tune of “Bayan Ko” as the ashes of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III were carried out of the Church of Gesú in the Ateneo de Manila University on June 26. By TEXT AND VIDEO BY MEEKO ANGELA CAMBA | Jun 26, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News PNoy shares smile pro tip learned from Kris First, bring the head to look down, then in a brisk, raise the head back up with a ready smile. By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Jun 26, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News Remembering ‘Kuya Noy’ Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III was like a brother who had too many stories to share, loved to tease but was quick-tempered. Alaskador pero pikon. By Tita C. Valderama | Jun 25, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sotto claim on safety of unvaccinated persons in the company of those vaccinated NEEDS CONTEXT Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III implicitly claimed that unvaccinated persons against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have nothing to fear if they are surrounded by fully vaccinated individuals. This needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News Pandemic increases trust in news among Filipinos—Digital News Report 2021 The COVID-19 health crisis has spurred an increased overall trust in news among Filipinos but has led to waning interest in news products. By Yvonne T. Chua | Jun 23, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque’s claim that ‘only’ Duterte acquired new frigates for AFP lacks context Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque’s claim that “only” President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) two brand new frigates as part of the military’s modernization program needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque claims without evidence that Joma Sison sued Duterte in ICC Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed without evidence that Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was among those who submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. By VERA Files | Jun 22, 2021 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News Tales of cloud rats, sky islands, and disappearing forests We associate rats with filth and sewers and the carrier of leptospirosis in the country. And yet, cloud rats are fluffy and cuddly animals, and yes, they are rodents. By R.C.Ladrido | Jun 19, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming ICC’s Bensouda will be imprisoned NOT TRUE The threat was attributed to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, but he never said this. By VERA Files | Jun 18, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque contradicts Panelo on charging COVID-19 quarantine violators with murder Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has suggested that individuals experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but refusing to go into quarantine should be charged with murder. President Rodrigo Duterte concurred, but Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque disagreed, arguing that the circumstances do not meet the elements of murder. By VERA Files | Jun 18, 2021 | 6-minute read KEEP READING News One month after: DOH has yet to identify who’s liable for wasted COVID-19 vaccines in North Cotabato A month after it was reported that more than 300 vials of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were wasted in a municipality in North Cotabato, the Department of Health has yet to find out who was liable for and what caused the lapse. By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Jun 18, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News Bersyon sa Tagalog: Pormal na imbestigasyon ng drug war ni Duterte hiniling sa ICC Isang araw bago nagretiro si International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda noong Hunyo 15, inilabas niya sa publiko ang resulta ng preliminary examination na ginawa ng kanyang opisina simula Pebrero 2018 tungkol sa sitwasyon sa Pilipinas kaugnay ng War on Drugs (WoD) sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte at humingi siya ng pahintulot sa ICC Pre-Trial Chamber na ipagpatuloy ang imbestigasyon. By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Isko Moreno inaccurately cites US ‘CDC’ study on low effectiveness of face shields Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso wrongly attributed to the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a study that suggested limited effectiveness of face shields in curbing the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). By VERA Files | Jun 17, 2021 | 8-minute read KEEP READING News Duterte won’t cooperate in ICC probe of drug war President Rodrigo Duterte “will never cooperate” with the International Criminal Court in the event its Pre-Trial Chamber grants the request of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for investigation of the administration’s war on drugs campaign, Palace Spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 15. By BLANCH ANCLA and ENRICO BERDOS | Jun 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News A giant leap for justice, ray of hope for victims of EJKs For those who took the path of the International Criminal Court, the judicial authorisation request of the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation is a “monumental step towards justice,” and a “ray of hope” for the families of victims of extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs. By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Jun 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News Gov’t officials, police conspired to carry out Duterte’s war on drugs — ICC prosecutor In her request for authorization to proceed with the investigation of the situation in the Philippines, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda cited her findings that members of the Philippine National Police “have unlawfully killed between several thousand and tens of thousands of civilians” in carrying out the Duterte government’s war on drugs. By Ivel John M. Santos | Jun 15, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News ICC Prosecutor requests for formal investigation of Duterte for crime against humanity International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has requested authorization to proceed with the investigation of President Duterte for the crime against humanity, among other complaints in connection with his brutal war on drugs, outgoinh ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced today. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former PCOO social media consultant, netizens revive ‘dextrose’ photo of Isko Moreno that needs context An old photo of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno'' Domagoso working while hooked up to a bag of fluids was revived this week by several Facebook (FB) accounts, including the FB page of a lawyer who had worked as a social media consultant for the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). It needs context. By VERA Files | Jun 14, 2021 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News Kammerchor Manila choir bags grand prix in international choral contest A Philippine choir does it again! By Pablo A. Tariman | Jun 7, 2021 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 30 31 32 33 34 … 128 Older posts