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 30 12 18 24 30 News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The sins of martial law, in tranches Three facts on the monumental challenges the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board faces. By VERA Files | Sep 23, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News PHOTOS: Thousands join national day of protest They gathered in Luneta and at the Commission on Human Rights premises in Quezon City. By VERA Files | Sep 22, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News After international recognition, Pasig River cleanup continues A third of the Pasig River has already been cleaned but more daunting tasks remain. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 21, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Must reads on the Philippine economy under Marcos The 20-year Marcos presidency was not a golden age. By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News Rights groups say no to violence and martial law Human rights defenders warn against a brewing dictatorship. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News ASEAN-China Ties: Ticking Time Bomb or ‘Asian’ World Order? NINGBO, China - It is disturbingly obvious that the ASEAN states do not – and will not – possess the same enormous politico-economic clout that China has to be able to accommodate the West while at the same time strive to reshape a world order dominated by Western hegemony. By Bo Yuan | Sep 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Use of ‘alleged’ not a defense against libel PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson is wrong. By VERA Files | Sep 19, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News New group urges citizens to hold Duterte accountable for abuses A new multisectoral group launched Monday a campaign urging Filipinos to unite and demand accountability from the Duterte administration over excesses of power. By Maria Feona Imperial | Sep 18, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Vilma Santos-Recto DID NOT vote to slash the CHR budget; Lagman DID NOT say he’d file an impeachment complaint against Duterte and Henry Sy’s daughter DID NOT trash Duterte’s critics. These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Sep 15, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DFA press release distorts facts about Philippine human rights report Only eight countries expressed qualified support for PH war on drugs. By VERA FILES | Sep 15, 2017 | 7-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DDB Chair Santiago repeats Duterte public bidding flub Santiago repeated the same mistake about government procurement. By VERA FILES | Sep 13, 2017 | 3-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte gets Bangsamoro peace process wrong Peace “talks” between the government and both the MILF and the MNLF have already been concluded. By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Commission on Human Rights, explained President Rodrigo Duterte, in a media interview following his 2017 SONA, said he wants the CHR abolished. By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Asean hopes to salvage RCEP with recalibrated offers Countries participating in a mammoth Asean-led regional free trade agreement are making a fresh pitch to salvage the deal with new proposals on the level of trade they are willing to liberalize. By Johnna Villaviray Giolagon | Sep 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News Trade ministers finalizing RCEP outline Regional trade ministers are finalizing the key elements of a mammoth free trade deal that the Philippines is working to substantially conclude this year. By Johnna Villaviray Giolagon | Sep 10, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Lascanas did NOT say he regrets trusting Trillanes, airstrike video NOT clear if Hapilon is dead These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them. By VERA FILES | Sep 8, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte and Imelda tell contradicting stories about Marcos gold The Marcos gold – ill-gotten after all? By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News Killings in anti-drug campaign a public health issue – rights group A human rights group has called attention to a more sinister outcome of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 7, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Interview clip confirms Acosta said there’s a ‘pattern’ in spate of killings PAO Chief Acosta inaccurately claimed she never said what she had actually said just two days prior. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In his own words: Duterte’s drug war, so far Candidate Duterte is different from President Duterte. By VERA Files | Sep 7, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PNP Chief Dela Rosa understates war on drugs figures Dela Rosa’s figures do not match the ostensibly “real numbers” on the war on drugs published by the PNP itself, in its own website. By VERA Files | Sep 5, 2017 | 2-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Did Duterte sign a new law that criminalizes fake news? Philippine Star wrongly reported there's a new law criminalizing fake news. By VERA FILES | Sep 2, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING News VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte not the only president to attack Inquirer, ABS-CBN Former presidents Estrada and Aquino have also attacked both media outfits. By VERA Files | Sep 2, 2017 | 6-minute read KEEP READING News Defending human rights online in the time of Duterte “Ang nakakatakot iyong online, mag-offline na." By Arianne Christian Tapao | Sep 2, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING 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 Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 62 63 64 65 66 … 99 Older posts