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    Categories News Top Stories

    Fact-checkers around the world share their experiences with harassment

    By Seth Smalley  |  Apr 08, 2022 10:29 AM

    For International Fact-Checking Week, fact-checkers convened to discuss what happens when sources of false information can’t take the heat.

    IFCN, international fact-checking day

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    Categories Editor's Pick News PHL Vote 2019 Top Stories

    Philippine elections successful despite glitches, vote-buying

    By VERA FILES  |  May 13, 2019 8:15 PM

    Overall, the Commission on Elections said the political exercise was successful.

    comelec, PHLVOTE2019

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    Categories Editor's Pick News PHL Vote 2019 Top Stories

    Filipinos head to the polls for midterm elections

    By VJ BACUNGAN  |  May 12, 2019 10:21 PM

    More than 61 million Filipinos are expected to head to the polls.

    comelec, PHLVOTE2019

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    Categories Editor's Pick News Top Stories

    Stop the intimidation of independent media

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 29, 2019 4:45 PM

    The law provides relief for those whose rights have been violated and we are keeping our options open.

    Duterte, Matrix, NUPL, PCIJ, Rappler, The Manila Times

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    Use of billions in tobacco excise tax unchecked

    By Maria Feona Imperial, Lucille Sodipe and Jake Soriano  |  May 11, 2018 2:42 PM

    Four municipalities that each received more than a billion pesos have failed to publicly disclose how the funds are being spent.

    RA 7171, RA 8240, tobacco excise taxes

  • Categories Top Stories

    Son of MNLF leader jailed in Malaysia for Davao bombing

    Jan 13, 2017 8:48 PM

        By CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS THE son of a leader of the Moro National Liberation Front and a Mindanao lawmaker has been in Malaysian custody for almost two months now in connection with the Sept. 2 Davao City bombing, multiple police, military and diplomatic sources said. Datu Mohammad Abduljabbar Sema, 26, was arrested on Nov. […]

    Davao bombing, Maute group, Mohammad Sema, Muslimin Sema

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    LP SOCE case being eyed for oust-Leni operation?

    Jan 13, 2017 8:15 AM

    By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS  AMID the many items in media not favorable to Vice President Leni Robredo- LeniLeaks, banned from cabinet meetings, dis-invited by Malacanang in New Year vin d’honneur, drop in satisfaction ratings – another one came up the other day. We were told that the Supreme Court is expected very soon to release […]

    Leni Robredo, LP SOCE

  • Categories Top Stories

    The awesome Meryl Streep

    Jan 11, 2017 8:12 AM

      By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS SHE captured our hearts with her stirring performances in “Sophie’s Choice” and “Deer Hunter.” She helped us forget our problems with enjoyable performers in “Mamma Mia” and “The Devil Wears Prada.” She was a joy to watch in last year’s movie, “Florence Foster Jenkins.” But her acceptance speech for being […]

    Meryl Streep, PWD

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    ASEAN at 50 – and Beyond

    Jan 09, 2017 7:00 AM

        By KAVI CHONGKITTAVORN BANGKOK, Jan 8 (Reporting ASEAN) – ASEAN is 50 years old this year. That is a milestone for a loosely constructed regional organization, which five countries created at the height of the Cold War, to have come this far. Since then, its member countries have since transformed ASEAN into a […]

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    Yasay totally unaware of passport applicants’ woes until last Thursday

    Jan 08, 2017 11:30 PM

    By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IT was only Thursday last week that Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Jr. knew the agony that Filipinos who are applying for a new or renewing their passport had to go through. In a post in my Facebook last Friday, Yasay said: “I am hearing for the first time that there are […]

    PHPassport

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