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Tag: Duterte administration

  • Categories News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    PH notes errors in ICC ruling on drug probe, presses for reversal

    By Ivel John M. Santos and Tatiana Maligro  |  Mar 15, 2023 9:21 AM

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) made “legal errors” in its decision to allow the resumption of its investigation into the Duterte administration’s controversial war on drugs and should reverse the ruling, the government said in its appeal brief filed on March 13. “It is submitted that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) committed several errors of law […]

    Duterte administration, ICC, Menardo Guevarra, War on drugs

  • Families relive the horrors of Duterte’s drug war
    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Families relive the horrors of Duterte’s drug war

    By Caroline Heidigger Photos by Raffy Lerma  |  Apr 13, 2022 2:41 PM

    In 78 days, President Rodrigo Duterte will be out of Malacañang but his legacy of death, blood, and misery will be felt not only by the families of those killed but also by a society that witnessed the brutality and, in a way, allowed it. Berlin-based Jasmine Grace Wenzel shares with VERA Files her interview with photographer Raffy Lerma as well as the photos he took as he continues to document the unending horrors of Duterte’s drug war.

    drug war, Duterte administration

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Lorenzana sa pagbili ng dalawang bagong frigate sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 01, 2022 11:38 AM

    Kulang sa konteksto ang pahayag ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na ang pagkakaroon ng dalawang bagong frigate para sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ay nagsimula sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

    Duterte administration, frigate, Lorenzana

  • thumbnail_fc-frigates_pcoopix-RODRIGUEZ_02212022-14.jpg
    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Lorenzana’s claim on purchase of two new frigates under Duterte administration needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 01, 2022 11:28 AM

    The claim of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that the acquisition of two new frigates for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) started under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte lacks context.

    Duterte administration, frigate, Lorenzana

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    Categories Commentary

    Who’s really leading us to perdition?

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Apr 19, 2021 3:34 PM

    While President Rodrigo Duterte boasts of having “bright” people in his Cabinet and assures that his administration is “busy doing everything” to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, he also warns that “many more will die” and that the solution to the COVID-19 problem is beyond his control.

    covid-19PH, Duterte, Duterte administration

  • VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ang papel ng administrasyong Duterte sa COVID misinformation
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ang papel ng administrasyong Duterte sa COVID misinformation

    By Meeko Angela Camba at Blanch Ancla  |  Dec 19, 2020 3:26 PM

    Sinalubong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at ng kanyang gobyerno ang dagsa ng mga maling mga pahayag tungkol sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sa pamamagitan ng pagtugis sa tinutukoy nitong “fake news.”

    2020 yearender, COVID-19 misinformation, Duterte administration

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: The Duterte administration’s share of COVID misinformation

    By Meeko Angela Camba and Blanch Ancla  |  Dec 19, 2020 2:43 PM

    President Rodrigo Duterte and his government met the deluge of inaccurate claims about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with a clampdown on what it referred to as “fake news.”

    #VFYearender2020, 2020 yearender, covid-19PH, Duterte administration, misinformation, yearender

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral ‘before and after’ photos of Boracay MISLEADING, shows 2 different beaches on island

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 29, 2020 10:08 AM

    One photo shows Bulabog Beach, the other features Station 3.

    Boracay, Duterte administration

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCOO Asec. Rafael-Banaag contradicts official gov’t data on drug war

    By VERA FILES  |  Jul 12, 2019 5:00 PM

    Communications Assistant Secretary Maria Rafael-Banaag contradicted what her office called the “only” official source of drug war data, #RealNumbersPH, when she denied that tens of thousands have been killed in the Duterte administration’s controversial anti-illegal-drug campaign.

    drug war, Duterte administration, Presidential Communications Operations Office, realnumbersph

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