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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.
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.
Mindanao continues to be volatile despite ‘insurgency-free’ areas
By John Matthew A. Cabural, Nadine Castillo, Eugene Claire Espino, and Madeleine Ann Ibe
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Apr 17, 2025
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Sandatahang Dahas’ March data reinforces the idea that state-related violence in the Philippines is no longer geographically isolated; it is structural, adaptive, and capable of reaching places previously thought to be stable.
Ano nga ba ang influence operations at FIMI?
By Rhenzel Raymond Caling, Nica Rhiana Hanopol, Psalm Mishael Taruc
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Apr 11, 2025
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Kasama ang reporters mula VERA Files, PhilStar.com at PressOnePH, alamin ang ibig sabihin ng Influence Operations at Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference sa video na ito.
