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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Peace Process

By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe

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Jul 25, 2025

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2-minute read

The past year saw delays in some of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s biggest peacemaking commitments: the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections and peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Drugs and Crime

By Tita C. Valderama

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Jul 25, 2025

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6-minute read

Acknowledging that the drug menace persists, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has renewed his “bloodless” campaign against both drug syndicates and small-scale drug dealers.

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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Foreign Relations

By Rhoanne De Guzman

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Jul 24, 2025

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3-minute read

In his past three State of the Nation Addresses, Marcos has consistently vowed to stand firm on his administration’s independent foreign policy and defense of the country's sovereign rights in the WPS while maintaining good relations with other countries.

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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Education

By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe

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Jul 24, 2025

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2-minute read

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised more long-term changes to the education system in his 2024 State of the Nation Address.

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First steps: LGUs champion LGBTQIA+ medical rights

By ANNA MIKAELA CARLOS

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Jul 24, 2025

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6-minute read

LGUs led by Quezon City and San Juan City have passed the Right To Care card granting LGBTQIA+ partners the right to make medical decisions during health emergencies, and more local governments are ready to follow suit.

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ICC resources
FACT CHECK: The ICC prosecutor DOES have witnesses on Duterte drug war case

FACT CHECK: The ICC prosecutor DOES have witnesses on Duterte drug war case

VERA Files

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May 21, 2025

South China Sea
FACT CHECK: Ang papel ng Murillo Velarde map sa 2016 arbitral award KAILANGAN NG KONTEKSTO

FACT CHECK: Ang papel ng Murillo Velarde map sa 2016 arbitral award KAILANGAN NG KONTEKSTO

VERA Files

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Jan 16, 2025
Dengcoy Miel tackles West Philippine Sea in Sacred Shores exhibit
Dengcoy Miel tackles West Philippine Sea in Sacred Shores exhibit

R.C. Ladrido

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Jul 20, 2024
Malacanang lifts moratorium on Recto Bank oil and gas exploration
Malacanang lifts moratorium on Recto Bank oil and gas exploration

Rhoanne De Guzman and Theresa Martelino-Reyes

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Jul 18, 2024
The rock that freed Reed Bank from dispute
The rock that freed Reed Bank from dispute

Valerie Joyce Nuval

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Jul 18, 2024
Henry Bensurto: The ‘silent hero’ who fought for PH
Henry Bensurto: The ‘silent hero’ who fought for PH

Sabrina Joyce Go

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Jul 17, 2024

The ICC Probe
Tiktok and Surveys: The Dutertelenovela and political content

Tiktok and Surveys: The Dutertelenovela and political content

Katrina Stuart Santiago

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Apr 29, 2025
Duterte arrest inspires continuing drive for humane approach to anti-drug campaign
Duterte arrest inspires continuing drive for humane approach to anti-drug campaign

Diana G. Mendoza

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Apr 9, 2025
Chinese online platforms swirl with Duterte arrest disinfo
Chinese online platforms swirl with Duterte arrest disinfo

Yvonne T. Chua

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Apr 1, 2025
Dubious FB users churn out posts on PNP ‘mass resignations’
Dubious FB users churn out posts on PNP ‘mass resignations’

Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Psalm Mishael Taruc

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Mar 31, 2025
Digging Digong’s grave deeper
Digging Digong’s grave deeper

Tita C. Valderama

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Mar 31, 2025

Bullit's Eye
Almost non-stop downpour by ‘Crising’ turns parts of Metro Manila into murky rivers

Almost non-stop downpour by ‘Crising’ turns parts of Metro Manila into murky rivers

Bullit Marquez

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Jul 23, 2025
Accepting differences and celebrating diversity
Accepting differences and celebrating diversity

Bullit Marquez

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Jul 7, 2025
Angry messages to the senator-judges
Angry messages to the senator-judges

Bullit Marquez

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Jun 12, 2025
Senate scenes before betrayal vote
Senate scenes before betrayal vote

Bullit Marquez

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Jun 12, 2025
The look of impunity
The look of impunity

Bullit Marquez

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May 31, 2025

Earth Files
Samal-Davao Bridge: Peligro sa paraiso o tulay sa pag-asenso?

Samal-Davao Bridge: Peligro sa paraiso o tulay sa pag-asenso?

Rhoanne De Guzman, Mon Caling, Lucelle Bonzo

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Nov 7, 2024
Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage
Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage

Lucelle Bonzo

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Oct 31, 2024
No Homes Along da Riles
No Homes Along da Riles

Blanch Ancla, Nica Rhiana Hanopol

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Oct 31, 2024
Poor DOTr coordination with LGU delays Malolos-Clark Railway
Poor DOTr coordination with LGU delays Malolos-Clark Railway

Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol

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Oct 26, 2024
Faulty land survey derails right-of-way, relocation for Malolos-Clark Railway
Faulty land survey derails right-of-way, relocation for Malolos-Clark Railway

Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol

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Oct 26, 2024

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FACT SHEET: Impeachment sa Pilipinas sa paglipas ng mga taon

Habang hinihintay ng bansa ang resolusyon kung matutuloy ang paglilitis kay Vice President Sara Duterte sa ika-20 Kongreso pagkatapos nitong magtipun-tipon sa Hulyo, balikan natin ang kasaysayan at pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga kaso ng impeachment sa bansa.

By Rhoanne De Guzman

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Jun 9, 2025

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Secret in the Senate: The ghastly budget insertions of Chiz Escudero

The sole political context: Chiz Escudero wants to be the next Senate president of the 20th Senate. But his ambition does not cost a free lunch. He must win his way by means of projects not only to his fellow senator allies, but for himself as well. In addition, nothing can stop him as well from using these insertions to buy their acquittal votes for Sara Duterte. Get the equation?

By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jul 22, 2025

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5-minute read
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The TikTok campaign to rebrand ‘POGO Mayor’ Alice Guo

When Alice Guo rolled her eyes in Congress, a wave of TikTok “fan accounts” turned that moment into “napindot na si anger”—and helped recast her image just as she faced serious allegations.

By Bella Perez-Rubio

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Jun 23, 2025

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1-minute read
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