Archive - Fact Sheet Year 2017 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A brief history of impeachment in the Philippines Here’s a five-minute video summing up 68 years of impeachment history in the Philippines. By VERA FILES | Dec 11, 2017 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment of the chief justice, explained It's more than just a numbers game. By VERA FILES | Nov 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: PH’s war against human trafficking Three facts about the country’s war against modern slavery. By VERA Files | Nov 16, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of landmark ASEAN document on migrant workers Here’s a timeline of the journey from the ASEAN declaration in 2007 to the consensus in 2017. By Contributed By Charmaine C. Deogracias | Nov 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: ‘Extra-legal’ and ‘extrajudicial’ killings, explained “EJK” is the more popular term, but “ELK” is more commonly used in legal documents as it is broader, and “embraces any situation where somebody was killed without due process,” said lawyer Romel Bagares. By VERA FILES | Nov 14, 2017 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What is fake news? Here’s a rundown of different definitions. By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The 1993 secret deal: what the Marcoses wanted in exchange for their ill-gotten wealth Duterte wants a compromise deal with the Marcoses. But if history were any indication, getting a deal is not going to be easy. By VERA FILES | Sep 28, 2017 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: These are the crimes Duterte has said he’d committed If he were not president, Duterte could be penalized for these crimes. By VERA FILES | Sep 26, 2017 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet 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 Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of the ASEAN and China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea Timeline of key events dating back to 1992, when the goal of having a COC in the South China Sea was first set. By Contributed by Charmaine Deogracias | Aug 9, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Commander Digong in uniform and the AFP Uniform Code Did he wear the military uniform properly according to AFP rules? By Contributed by Charmaine Deogracias | Jul 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Government officials and gambling in casinos Are there laws that govern government officials and gambling in casinos? By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Martial law arrest orders and what they mean More than 300 alleged members and supporters of the Maute, Abu Sayyaf and other militant groups have been ordered arrested for rebellion by the Department of National Defense, following the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. By Vera Files | Jun 19, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Explaining martial law What we need to know about martial law By VERA FILES | May 24, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Plaza Moriones in Intramuros What is Plaza Moriones and why do we need to talk about it? By VERA Files | May 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: At least how many laws are violated in the PNP’s secret jail cell? Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald De La Rosa backed his men in the controversy over a secret jail cell, supporting them in their decision to “maximize space” inside an already overcrowded jail in Tondo, Manila. By VERA Files | May 6, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: West Philippine Sea tensions and the Arroyo presidency What do tensions in the West Philippine Sea have to do with the Arroyo administration? By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte’s oxygen concentrator 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. By VERA Files | Apr 7, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING