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VERA FILES AT 10: Politicians dip hands into Quedancor funds

10 years, 10 stories.

By Yvonne T. Chua and Luz Rimban

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Apr 9, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: Quedancor Swine Program another fertilizer scam

10 years, 10 stories.

By Diosa Labiste, Luz Rimban and Yvonne Chua

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Apr 9, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte on number of enforcers killed, again

Duterte many times before used inflated averages in lamenting the number of enforcers killed in anti-drug operations.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 7, 2018

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THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Aquino WILL NOT live in the US if Marcos wins VP race after recount

This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Apr 6, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: RP in last minute scramble to beat UN deadline on territorial claim

10 years, 10 stories.

By Luz Rimban, Booma Cruz, Yvonne Chua, Ellen Tordesillas, Chit Estella and Jennifer Santiago

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Apr 5, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: Arroyo neglect, gov’t infighting jeopardize RP’s territorial claim

Infighting in the Arroyo government as it was scrambling to beat the May 13, 2009 deadline of the United National Commission on the Law of the Sea for the filing of the country’s claim for an extended continental shelf.

By Ellen Tordesillas, Chit Estella, Luz Rimban, Booma Cruz, Yvonne Chua and Jennifer Santiago

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Apr 5, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Contrary to Cayetano’s claim, all gov’t officials, even presidents, are bound by law to be respectful

The Administrative Code of 1987 does not make distinctions among public officials.

By VERA Files

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Apr 4, 2018

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VERA FILES AT 10: 6 Philippine-occupied islands covered in Spratly agreements

10 years, 10 stories.

By Yvonne T. Chua and Ellen Tordesillas

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Apr 3, 2018

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THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: CNN PH anchor Pinky Webb taking notice Trillanes is crazy UNTRUE

This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.

By VERA FILES

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Mar 30, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: In his own words: Respecting women, Duterte-style

"Kailan ba ako nagbastos ng babae?"

By VERA Files

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Mar 26, 2018

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In disarray

The statements of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and the tweets of Philippine ambassador to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin, Jr related to President Duterte’s decision to withdraw Philippine membership in the International Criminal Court gave the public insights about the disarray in the Malacañang team.

By Ellen T. Tordesillas

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Mar 24, 2018

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Without citing hard evidence, Duterte keeps revising the number of Filipino drug addicts

Only in recent months did the president correct himself.

By VERA FILES

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Mar 23, 2018

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