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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Holiday economics’ sa ilalim ng Marcos admin

By VERA Files | Nov 14, 2023 10:13 AM

Nakalilito ang polisiya ng Malacañang sa pagdedeklara ng holiday. Dalawang beses nang na-fact check ng VERA Files ang mga pahayag ng administrasyon ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tungkol sa paggunita ng People Power anniversary sa Peb. 25. (Read VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos admin flip-flops on Feb. 24-25 holiday declaration and VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palace […]

bongbong marcos, holiday economics, People Power Anniversary

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pagdating sa Senado, aling ahensya kaya ang in or out ang confidential funds?

By VERA Files | Oct 31, 2023 8:26 PM

Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential funds ng limang civilian agencies, kasama ang Office of the Vice President at Department of Education. Babalik sa sesyon ang Senado sa Nob. 6 para pag-debatehan sa plenaryo ang panukalang P5.77-bilyong budget ng national government sa 2024. Sasang-ayon kaya ang mga senador sa desisyon ng House at kung […]

confidential funds, Senate

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH-US: Break up or cool off?

Oct 21, 2016 10:48 PM

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has said numerous times that he would like to pursue an independent foreign policy. But he has clarified on Sept. 13 that this does not mean cutting alliances with the United States. Two weeks later, on Sept. 26, he said in front of the media that he was “about to cross the […]

Duterte: “I will kill you”

Oct 09, 2016 3:23 PM

For President Rodrigo Duterte, there are no limits when it comes to fighting drugs and crime. Others find him merciless, his words disturbing. His orders: Surrender or risk being killed. In his own words, “I have immunity as president. I will kill you. I will take the law into my own hands.” His inflammatory […]

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Waging a bloody war on drugs

Oct 07, 2016 9:11 PM

Text and video by LUIS LIWANAG AS the veil of darkness shrouds the city, they gather and hold their nightly vigil. They are local and international journalists out to investigate the deaths. For months now, dead bodies have been littering the streets every night. The bodies are found and categorized according to the manner of […]

drugs, Duterte, Philippines

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VIDEO: PWDs happy with South Cotabato elections, but want more improvements in the future

May 26, 2016 11:12 PM

By AMIEL CAGAYAN and EMMANUEL CAGAYAN MARBEL, South Cotabato – There were no assigned accessible polling places (APPs) in South Cotabato during the May 9 polls, but persons with disabilities (PWDs) who voted here said their experience was better than in previous elections. In lieu of APPs were express lanes, where PWD voters, as well […]

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These videos will help you get disability right

Apr 28, 2016 4:33 PM

Getting it Right: Interacting with PWDs is a package of eight video tutorials that introduce viewers to disability issues and provide tips on how to interact with persons with disabilities. (Go directly to Vimeo to view and share the album.) Produced by VERA Files (verafiles.org) primarily for a Filipino audience, the videos feature PWDs and disability […]

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What is ASEAN?

Mar 29, 2016 12:07 PM

Ask average Filipinos what the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is, and most would give answers that vary from vague to downright wrong. They confuse ASEAN with “Asia,” even APEC or the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and hardly know its significance. ASEAN is turning 50 next year, but experts interviewed for this video feature say […]

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Register now, PWD voters in ARMM urged

Jan 16, 2015 5:29 PM

By JAKE SORIANO COTABATO City – Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who still have not registered should do so now, an election coalition said. While nationwide voters’ registration is set until October 31 this year, the schedule is tighter for those within the ARMM because of the looming […]

ARMM, Bangsamoro, Disability, elections, PWDs

Human rights abuse victims file last minute claims as Congress is set to extend deadline

Nov 10, 2014 3:29 PM

Text and video by LUZ RIMBAN VICTIMS of human rights abuses during the martial law years are rushing to beat the Nov. 10 deadline set by law for them to file claims against the government of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Victims and their relatives or survivors crowded the premises of the Virata Hall at the University […]

Human rights, human rights victims