Archive - Fact Sheet Year 2018 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Items per page 30 12 18 24 30 Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why ‘red-tagging’ is dangerous Red-baiting in its most extreme can lead to warrantless arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, or worst, extrajudicial killings. By VERA FILES | Oct 11, 2018 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A trail of false claims made and fake news shared by Mocha Uson Many times, she has made false claims and peddled fake news in her column or her Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog which to date counts 5.7 millions followers. Let’s revisit the trail: By VERA Files | Oct 3, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Uson leaves gov’t with three cases before Ombudsman The latest was filed in Sept. 20 by advocates for PWDs for mocking the sign language in a viral Facebook video. Here are some quick facts relevant to the latest complaint.. By VERA Files | Oct 3, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: PDEA tally of Bicol’s drug-affected barangays spikes in the same month Duterte called Naga a shabu ‘hotbed’ The number of drug-affected barangays in the Bicol Region spiked 357 percent in just seven months this year, according to the latest tally of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). By VERA Files | Sep 22, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What PDEA data say about the PH drug situation over the years Here’s what the PDEA reports say. By VERA FILES | Sep 14, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: 3 times big events happened in PH while Duterte was abroad Watch this video. By VERA Files | Sep 6, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte voiding Trillanes amnesty explained Four things you need to know. By VERA Files | Sep 4, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of the 2019 budget deadlock Smooth-sailing at first, the passage of the 2019 budget was marred by disagreements over the planned shift to cash-based budgeting. By VERA Files | Aug 29, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Draft federal charter doubles number of constitutional commissions Here are the powers and functions of the six commissions. By VERA FILES | Jul 17, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Lawless violence grounds for martial law in draft charter Aside from invasion and rebellion, the president may declare martial law citing lawless violence in the draft revised 1987 Constitution. By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Draft charter defines, bans political dynasties Members of a family who maintain or are “capable of maintaining political control” in a national, regional or local position are barred from running simultaneously or in succeeding elections. By VERA Files | Jul 11, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment and the judiciary in the ‘Federal Republic of the Philippines’ In this third installment, VERA Files highlights the structure of an expanded Judicial Department and notes the new process of impeachment found in the Article on Accountability of Public Officers. By VERA Files | Jul 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The 1987 Constitution and Concom draft compared How different is the draft Constitution submitted Monday to Malacanang from the 1987 Constitution? By VERA FILES | Jul 10, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: How the Consultative Committee pictures a ‘Federal Republic of the Philippines’ Based on this draft, VERA Files is publishing a series of fact sheets highlighting notable items that were changed, added or deleted in the 1987 Constitution. By VERA FILES | Jul 9, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Barangay elections, by the numbers More than 1.17 million candidates vie for positions in around 42,000 barangays. By VERA Files | May 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Panelo says PHL gave ‘substantial amount’ to the ICC. Just how much is it compared to other countries? Half of the total ICC contributions came from only five countries. By VERA Files | May 1, 2018 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Facebook’s third-party fact-checking program in PH explained No, VERA Files does not block Facebook pages sharing fake news. By VERA Files | Apr 18, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Duterte complains about his salary and lack of allowance; here’s why he can’t just be given his ‘ideal’ P1M pay The Constitution prohibits any salary increase or decrease for the president and vice president during their tenure. By VERA Files | Mar 13, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of the controversy on Duterte’s wealth In the latest of a saga that dates back to the 2016 elections, at the center of which is the president’s alleged hidden wealth, Solicitor General Jose Calida revealed that the Office of the Ombudsman has “closed and terminated” the plunder complaint Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV filed against then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. By VERA Files | Feb 16, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: SEC revocation of Rappler’s registration explained The SEC decision repeatedly mentions PDRs. What are those? By VERA Files | Jan 15, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of anti-graft bodies through the years Different commissions under different administrations have been set up to investigate corruption. By VERA FILES | Jan 11, 2018 | -minute read KEEP READING
