VERA Files
The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I noted that the investigation of the drug war done by the Philippine government covered only “low-ranking” police officers and failed to probe into the systemic nature of the crimes or identify the “most responsible” officials.
Nilinaw ng ICC na hindi nito nilayon na palitan ang mga lokal na korte dahil inuusig lamang nito ang mga kaso kapag ang mga estado ay napatunayang ayaw o walang kakayahan na gawin ito.
A graphic circulating on Facebook (FB) claiming Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada wants to ban the United States National Basketball Association (NBA) from the country is satire. Posted on Oct. 19, the news card says the senator wants to ban the American NBA to boost the country’s professional basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The […]
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received the highest number of votes in Philippine history in the May 2022 elections, hence the public should “move on” from Martial Law. This needs context.
Sinabi ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada na si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ay tumanggap ng pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas noong halalan ng Mayo 2022, kaya dapat mag “move on” na ang publiko mula sa Martial Law. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto. Kasama sa part 4 ng serye sina dating senador Jinggoy Estrada at Gringo Honasan, at ang mga reelectionist na sina Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian at Richard Gordon.
Part 4 of the series covers former senators Jinggoy Estrada and Gringo Honasan, and reelectionists Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian and Richard Gordon.
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS VICE President Jejomar Binay won’t be where he is now if he were not an astute political operator. His strategies reflect a good grasp of the factors involved in the political game. He must therefore have sensed that things are not going right for him after three of the political […]
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS NOW that the Ombudsman has approved the resolution to file plunder charges against those involved in the malversation of the Priority Development Assistance Fund, it looks like Senators Juan Ponce-Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla would be observing their Holy Week in jail. It is reported that Revilla and his […]
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS THE speech of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada may not be as explosive as expected but the public is benefitting from it because we are getting a bigger and more realistic picture of how rotten the system is, and how “tuwid na daan” is being drawn with crooked lines. Estrada is one […]