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: Poe rethinks right of reply stand In several interviews in 2013, Poe said the right of reply is a form of media censorship. By VERA FILES | Oct 20, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says ‘Yellows’ and ‘Reds’ should merge; that doesn’t make sense Recent and distant history do not bear out the president's blanket claim. By VERA Files | Oct 19, 2017 | 8-minute read KEEP READING News Beyond poverty, Metro Manila teens turn to paid sex to upgrade lifestyles–study Amiel was 16 when he was introduced to “freelancing” by peers who seemed to have money all the time. Envious and eager to know where they got cash to splurge on shoes, clothes and casual gimmicks, the teenager asked his friends about their dirty little secret. By Maria Feona Imperial | Oct 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vice mayor Belmonte wrong in saying most road crashes in QC happen at night Three out of five crashes in QC happen during daytime. By VERA FILES | Oct 18, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News The old must give way to the young in ASEAN—FVR, Mahathir “The old solutions are not working anymore.” - Mahathir By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNP Chief Dela Rosa repeats faulty definition of EJKs The SC in a 2007 ruling defined EJKs as “killings committed without due process of law.” By VERA Files | Oct 16, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News FVR says ASEAN veering towards majority rule to replace consensus in decision-making “There are now very strong moves for members of ASEAN to get out of so called ASEAN way" - FVR By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: There is NO recent COA report on pork barrel scam involving Pangilinan These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Skyway: a dangerous highway? Three public buses and one shuttle bus have fallen off the Metro Manila Skyway since 2011. By DINNA DAYAO | Oct 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cayetano rehashes debunked claims in Al Jazeera interview In an interview with Al Jazeera, he made at least three false claims in a span of 12 minutes. By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News ASEAN can’t leave unskilled migrants out of integration – report ASEAN is missing out on achieving real economic integration if it does not recognize and allow more labor mobility – including for unskilled ones that make up the most of its migrants. By Johanna Son | Oct 11, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: 3 facts about depression Depression is not just a creation of the mind -- it is a common and treatable illness. By VERA FILES | Oct 10, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News Bumpy road for the Philippines as ASEAN Chair The Philippines’ chairing of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the regional organization’s 50th anniversary received a rude shock when Malaysia dissociated itself from a statement on the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, issued by Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. By Walden Bello | Oct 6, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In his own words: Duterte sometimes poor, sometimes rich President Rodrigo Duterte in some speeches says he is poor, while in others, he says he is rich. By VERA Files | Oct 6, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: War in Marawi NOT YET over These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Oct 6, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Timeline of false claims by PH gov’t on UN human rights report The thread of disinformation dates back to May. By VERA Files | Oct 5, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING News HIV advocates: Growing ‘epidemic’ among youth must stop They say the youth face the greatest risk in the nationwide HIV situation. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 5, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Aquino list shows many fake news sites bear Duterte’s name The list includes 87 websites, 95 Facebook and 56 Youtube pages. By Lucille Sodipe | Oct 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What is malice in libel cases? It comes in two forms: malice in law and malice in fact. By VERA FILES | Oct 2, 2017 | 2-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Lawmaker wrongly insists data on child restraints lacking There are more than enough studies that prove child restraints such as car seats save lives. By VERA FILES | Oct 2, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Probe finds PH Navy at fault in death of two Vietnamese fishermen The Philippine Navy is at fault in the death of two fishermen during a sea chase in the waters of Pangasinan on Sept. 22, a source privy to the investigation of the incident said. By By Arianne Christian Tapao and Ellen T. Tordesillas | Sep 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News When young people take over ASEAN The meeting is a simulation. Yet, it has already taught the participants one important lesson: the idea of consensus, and how difficult it can be to reach, in the trademark decision-making process of ASEAN. By Jake Soriano | Sep 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Policy against tobacco industry needs more push – health group NGO HealthJustice Philippines says the government has yet to fully address tobacco industry interference. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Laos and Cambodia: The China Dance BANGKOK – Laos and Cambodia are often seen as little more than political twins who have chosen to reap economic benefits from China in exchange for their loyalty to the Middle Kingdom – and choosing this alliance over keeping consensus with their ASEAN family. By By Johanna Son | Sep 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 78 79 80 81 82 … 125 Older posts