VERA Files
What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed?
A news release from the Presidential Communications Office on April 13 said the National Food Authority (NFA) was proposing to import 330,000 metric tons of rice to cover a projected deficit in the country’s emergency buffer stock.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed multiple murder, frustrated murder and attempted murder charges against Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on May 17. Teves is the alleged mastermind of the March 9 murder of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and nine others. The charges against him in relation to the crime came weeks […]
Getting updated vaccination “remains to be the most effective and best long-term protection” against the COVID-19 virus, according to the Department of Health, even as a new subvariant of Omicron was detected in the country earlier this month. What is the Arcturus subvariant? Should it be a cause for concern?
The heat index is used to determine how much heat a person can take before it becomes dangerous.
UP Sociology Professor Filomin Gutierrez said the hyper masculine culture in fraternities risk[s] adopting practices such as harsh, physical, mental and emotional testing that can lead to deaths, incarceration, and injuries.
Why is Comelec challenging the ban on “premature campaigning” for this year’s barangay and SK elections?
A Social Weather Stations survey in 2022 showed that one in four Filipino households owned a bicycle. The figure is higher in Metro Manila, where one in three households had a bike.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the committee, said Republic Act No. 8172, known as the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), has become a “deterrent” to the development of the industry that produced 300,000 metric tons of salt in 1994, a year before ASIN became law.
In two weeks, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued two advisories warning the public of the potential risks of falling debris from two space rockets launched by China. On Jan. 9, PhilSA alerted the public on the projected drop zones of rocket boosters and other debris from Long March 7A, which was launched early that […]