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Meet SEEK, our AI chatbot built on 17 years of reporting

By VERA Files

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Nov 30, 2025

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5-minute read

SEEK is VERA Files' AI chatbot. Think of it as having a research partner who's read everything we've ever published since 2008.

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Will the ICC accept Panelo as defense lawyer?

By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Mar 9, 2026

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4-minute read

The second thing I remember was of Panelo dozing off during the hearings. He was seated next to the aging and infirm Salvador Medialdea who was on his right. Panelo's head was tilted to the left, almost touching the seat on his left. ICC is keen on preventing any disturbance in the public gallery. Within clear sight of us, an ICC security personnel approached the dozing Panelo to wake him up from dreamland.

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The mouth that roared: Rodrigo Duterte’s rhetoric on trial

By Tita C. Valderama

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Mar 2, 2026

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4-minute read

Can a head of state be held accountable not only for what he did, but also for what he said? In the end, it may not be a secret memo or a taped call that will bring down “the Punisher,” but the echo of his own voice.

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Prosecution and defense face off with opposing pleas on last day of Duterte’s ICC confirmation hearing

By Ellen Tordesillas

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Feb 28, 2026

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7-minute read

The Prosecution and the Victims : Former president Rodrigo Duterte masterminded the killing of thousands of mostly poor Filipinos and there is evidence to support this. Charges against the detained former leader must be confirmed so he can face trial for his crimes.The Defense: Duterte murdered no one. Charges against him must be dismissed and he should be allowed to go home to Davao

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