Archive - Editor's Pick Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Editor's Pick BBM’s fictional version of the Bicol River Basin Development Project Since Bongbong took office, government propagandists have a track record of amplifying his and his family’s line that all went downhill after 1986, so it is necessary for a Marcos to course-correct the country. By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes | Nov 11, 2024 | 17-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Amazon’s Alexa has been attributing false information to fact checkers, including VERA Files A Full Fact investigation reveals that Alexa has been giving incorrect answers to users and attributing them to fact checkers like VERA Files. By Celine Isabelle Samson | Nov 4, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Cebu dislodges Davao del Sur as top hotspot in drug-related killings Cebu, with 65 killings from January until October 15, is currently the top hotspot in the Philippines for reported drug-related killings dislodging Davao del Sur which was the topnotcher the past two years. By Joel F. Ariate Jr. | Nov 3, 2024 | 11-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Survivors of ‘Kristine’ in Laurel, Batangas honor the departed The massive devastation left by severe tropical Storm Kristine, did not prevent the residents of Laurel, Batangas to observe the tradition of remembering the departed on All Saints Day (Nov.1) and All Souls Day (Nov.2). By Bullit Marquez | Nov 2, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick VERA, the truth bot, now ready to fight misinformation on Messenger! VERA Files is bringing its misinformation tip line to over 60 million Filipinos on Messenger. Meet VERA, the truth bot! By VERA Files | Oct 31, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage The sentiments of Samal residents have worried environmental groups and a family that has protected the island's reefs for years. The bridge construction will destroy corals and affect the pristine waters that make Samal beaches a favorite destination. By Lucelle Bonzo | Oct 31, 2024 | 15-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick ‘Shit happens’ at Senate hearing of EJKs and Duterte’s drug war Duterte and his cohorts, Sens. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go were unapologetic even as relatives of EJK victims narrated the lies and cruelties they were subjected to. By Bullit Marquez | Oct 29, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Poor DOTr coordination with LGU delays Malolos-Clark Railway Ten years ago, a “dream plan” for an interconnected Mega Manila was born, with the North-South Commuter Railway as its backbone. By Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Oct 26, 2024 | 8-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Faulty land survey derails right-of-way, relocation for Malolos-Clark Railway Inaccurate parcellary or lot boundary plans in the initial feasibility studies for the Malolos-Clark Railway Project led to a domino of right-of-way and land acquisition issues on the part of the Department of Transportation. By Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Oct 26, 2024 | 13-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick ‘Kristine’ savages Bicol Savage Mind, a cultural landmark in Naga City, survived the beatings of typhoon Enteng last September but not the ferocity of storm Kristine. By Pablo A. Tariman | Oct 26, 2024 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick What Kristine did to Laurel, Batangas The town of Laurel, in the coastal province of Batangas was not spared by storm Kristine. Amid the widespread damage, the residents resume daily life as they prepare for yet another storm. Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files By Bullit Marquez | Oct 25, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Editor's Pick Imee’s murky identification with KB The first KB elections were held on May 1, 1975. Those eligible to be part of the organization “shall be at least fifteen years of age or over but less than eighteen.” Imee was then 19 years old. By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes and Joel F. Ariate Jr. | Oct 24, 2024 | 19-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 … 83 Older posts