Archive - Fact Sheet Year all all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Fact Sheet Pilar Juliana “Pia” S. Cayetano Pia Cayetano wants more laws for the protection and empowerment of women and children, and improving healthcare access. She was a vocal critic of the vape bill, which lapsed into law almost a month into the Marcos administration. By VERA Files | Feb 6, 2025 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Who are running for senator in the 2025 midterm elections? There are seven incumbent senators seeking reelection in 2025: Pia Cayetano, Ronald Dela Rosa, Christopher Lawrence Go, Manuel Lapid, Maria Imelda Marcos, Ramon Revilla Jr. and Francis Tolentino By VERA Files | Feb 6, 2025 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Ang alam natin tungkol sa HMPV Ang HMPV ay isang karaniwang respiratory virus na kumakalat sa maraming bansa mula taglamig hanggang tagsibol. By Blanch Ancla | Jan 22, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: What we know about the HMPV virus HMPV is a common respiratory virus that circulates in many countries from winter through spring. It is the sixth most common cause of influenza-like illness in the Philippines. By Blanch Ancla | Jan 22, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Bakit naantala ang kontrobersyal na Maharlika Fund? Matapos ang mahigit na isang taong pagkaantala, inapbruhan ng Maharlika Investment Corp. ang una nitong investment nang bilhin nito ang 20% stake sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Umani din ng batikos ang pagpapautang nito ng P4.4 bilyong sa Makilala Mining, isang copper-gold mining project sa Cordillera Administrative Region. By Psalm Mishael Taruc | Jan 20, 2025 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: What’s up with the delays in the controversial Maharlika Fund? Maharlika fund faces delays in first investment, safeguards in IRR weakened By Psalm Mishael Taruc | Jan 20, 2025 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Why is one declared a nuisance candidate? How did the Comelec decide that the other 117 candidates be excluded in next year's balloting? Here are three things you need to know. By VERA Files | Dec 19, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: The Philippines’ ties to the Interpol The Interpol cannot compel Philippine law enforcement authorities to arrest an individual with a red notice. Its rules state that each member country can decide what legal value it gives to a red notice and the authority of their law enforcement officers to make arrests. By Blanch Ancla | Dec 5, 2024 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the 2 newly inked PH maritime laws How crucial is the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act? Here are four things you need to know. By Rhoanne De Guzman | Nov 28, 2024 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Pros and Cons of Delaying the 2025 BARMM elections There is concern that postponement of the election could erode public trust, hamper the peace effort and add to the already volatile political situation in BARMM. By VERA Files | Nov 25, 2024 | 7-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Who among the 2025 senatorial aspirants have been sources of mis- and disinformation? Who among the aspirants to the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections have been flagged for sharing mis- and disinformation since April 2016, when VERA Files began its fact-checking initiative By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe | Nov 4, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Fact Sheet FACT SHEET: Tropical cyclone alerts, in context Thelma Cinco, PAGASA Climatology and Agrometeorology chief, said much of the damage from severe tropical storm Kristine was due to sustained heavy rainfall, rather than its wind strength. By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Nov 1, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 25 Older posts