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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.

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.

In her bid to promote ecotourism as the alternative to mining, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez cites as a success story Ugong Rock Adventures.

What to do if you're on the road when an earthquake strikes

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.”

Can the Philippines sell its islands to China?

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.

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.

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.

President Rodrigo Duterte made a fuss about the relatively low pay he has been receiving as president of the country.

Was Duterte’s Occupy Spratlys order a reaction to the decline of the people’s trust in him as shown in the latest survey of Pulse Asia that he had to show that he is no lackey of China and he can stand up to the neighboring economic giant?

Why is this so?

Defending House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez from possible disbarment due to infidelity, President Rodrigo Duterte said non-Christians such as atheists are exempted from the “rules of the number of women (one) can have.”

Eleven journalists were chosen as fellows under the second Bloomberg Initiative-Global Road Safety Media Fellowship.

Photos of President Rodrigo Duterte showing a blue contraption beside his bed in his residence in Davao City surfaced online on his birthday on May 28.

President Rodrigo Duterte said Davao City is ‘relatively safe’. Is it?

Is the president correct in saying that Davao City's growth is “unprecedented”?

“There is a scarcity of qualified professional drivers in public transportation.”

The government has yet to create an integrated database for drivers and pedestrians struck and killed by vehicles.

The Philippines will soon have its own JARVIS -- and it could save your life.

An exhibit featuring Lenten images by Filipino artists is on display at the Manila Cathedral.

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The president says there are EU countries with death penalty. Is that so?

​President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this month said he cannot approve of same-sex marriage because the law allows marriage only between a man and a woman.