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Category: Editor’s Pick

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    Will the MDT be operationalized in Ayungin Shoal clash?

    By Ellen Tordesillas  |  Feb 15, 2023 11:48 PM

    The assurance of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Feb. 2 that the Mutual Defense Treaty is applicable on the West Philippine Sea will be tested in Ayungin Shoal as Chinese ships become more determined to block any more attempts by the Philippine Navy to repair the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, which is holding out as a block to China’s expansionism in the South China Sea.

    Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, EDCA

  • Podcast: Love at first swipe
    Categories Editor's Pick Podcast

    Love at first swipe

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 14, 2023 11:41 AM

    Habang patuloy na pumapatok ang dating applications, may pag-asa bang mahanap  ang “the one” gamit ang cellphone? 

    Bumble, Love, Tinder, Valentines Day

  • Carlito Galvez Jr.
    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defense chief claims without basis that ROTC can ‘cure’ mental health problems

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 09, 2023 2:36 PM

    No existing studies support the idea of ROTC programs as a “cure” for mental illness. Professionals in this field see this as a problematic claim that spreads disinformation, downplays the severity of mental health disorders, and “potentially promotes stigma” against people suffering from psychological issues.

    CARLITO GALVEZ JR., mental health, national defense, ROTC

  • VERAfied: Dela Rosa’s willingness to be hanged over drug-related killings has no basis
    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK NED FC THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa’s willingness to be hanged over drug-related killings has no basis

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 08, 2023 10:05 AM

    A Philippine court cannot sentence him to hanging because the country already outlawed the death penalty on June 24, 2006 when then-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act 9346. This outlawed capital punishment in the country, which was previously allowed and carried out through lethal injection.

    Bato Dela Rosa, capital punishment, death penalty, drug war, ICC, jurisdiction, PNP

  • Kung hindi kriminal, bakit takot sa ICC?
    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick Podcast THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    Kung hindi kriminal, bakit takot sa ICC?

    By Christian Esguerra  |  Feb 03, 2023 1:43 PM

    Oras na para panagutin ang mga promotor at nagpatupad ng drug war. Subaybayan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra sa VERA Files ngayong linggo.

    ICC, International Criminal Court, War on drugs

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    Marcos’ PH roadshow and the ICC probe

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Feb 01, 2023 12:22 PM

    If you listen closely to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s strident reaction to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume the investigation into the killings related to Duterte’s war on drugs, he didn’t completely rule out allowing the ICC to come into the country.

    Crispin Remulla, Ferdinand Marcos, ICC, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Categories Editor's Pick News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    ICC resumes full-blown investigation into Duterte administration’s drug war

    By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS  |  Jan 27, 2023 9:02 AM

    The International Criminal Court will resume the investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the war on drugs of the Duterte administration more than a year since it was suspended. “​​After having examined the submissions and materials of the Philippines Government, and of the ICC Prosecutor, as well as the victims’ observations, the Chamber concluded […]


  • thumbnail podcast EP 18: Mabubuhay ka ba ng walang sibuyas?
    Categories Editor's Pick Podcast

    Mabubuhay ka ba ng walang sibuyas?

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 24, 2023 7:00 AM

    Sa pagpasok ng bagong taon, umabot sa P750 hanggang P800 kada kilo ang presyo ng sibuyas na dating nasa P60 lang. Tanong ng maraming Pinoy: Bakit nagkakaganito?

    Agriculture, department of agriculture, onions, sibuyas

  • CE Commentary: Pagpapalaya kay De Lima, isyu ng tama at mali
    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick Podcast

    Pagpapalaya kay De Lima, isyu ng tama at mali

    By Christian Esguerra  |  Jan 20, 2023 7:00 AM

    Tama bang isakripisyo si De Lima para lang hindi magalit si Duterte? Ngayong linggo, pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra sa VERA Files.

    EJK, Extra-judicial killings, Leila de Lima, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    The Marcoses’ ticket to freedom

    By Antonio J. Montalvan II  |  Jan 18, 2023 6:41 AM

    Whether they are spoofed or spammed in the lighter side of life, the hard reality is that the Marcoses’ association to plunder and theft has not allowed them to travel to just anywhere in the world. Or so we had thought.

    Ferdinand Marcos Jr., WEF

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