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Senate hopeful backs indigenous women’s push to save traditional farming, ancestral lands
By Blanch Ancla
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May 9, 2025
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In the upcoming midterm elections, senate bet and farmer-activist Danilo “Ka Daning” Ramos stands with indigenous women farmers in the fight against synthetic fertilizers and champion organic farming in the Senate.
Inside Guo-Tok: How TikTok fan accounts whitewashed Alice Guo’s image amid POGO probe
By Nica Rhiana Hanopol, Rhenzel Raymond Caling, Psalm Mishael Taruc
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May 9, 2025
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A VERA Files investigation uncovered a network of 45 TikTok accounts that exhibited signs of a coordinated campaign from May to December 2024 to boost Guo’s reputation as a progressive leader and defend her innocence, amid the probe on her alleged links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) during this period.
Phantom banks, shaky claims undercut viral Marcos gold story
By Yvonne T. Chua
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May 8, 2025
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The Marcos gold story has since gone viral on Chinese online platforms and has been amplified in the Philippines by supporters of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, including vlogger Claire Eden Contreras (aka Maharlika) and lawyer Harry Roque. Both have used the allegations to again attack President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and revive rumors about his alleged drug use.
Kaguluhan sa bilyong-pisong panukalang palengke ng Baguio malaking usapin sa midterm polls
By Jenard T. Soriano
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Apr 26, 2025
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Naging mainit na usapin sa halalan sa Mayo ang muling pagpapa-ayos ngBaguio market at maaaring maging dahilan ito ng pagkatalo ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong sa puwestong hawak na niya ng dalawang termino.
Baguio’s proposed billion-peso market brouhaha looms large in midterm polls
By JENARD T. SORIANO
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Apr 26, 2025
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The redevelopment of the Baguio City public market has become a hot issue in the May elections and may cost Mayor Benjamin Magalong the seat he has held for two terms.
