The Marcos Diary: A dictator’s honest, candid description of his only son
Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator, loved writing diary entries.
Author Archives: Antonio J. Montalván II
Tsek.ph expands alliance, underscores fact checking crucial ahead of May polls
Representatives from several prominent academic institutions, media and civil society organizations emphasized the significance of fact-checking in fighting mis- and disinformation, especially with the upcoming May 2022 elections.
Biased media
It seems too easy for the camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to accuse multiaward-winning broadcast journalist Jessica Soho of being "biased against the Marcoses." Many surmise that this is because Soho is known to ask tough questions begging to be answered.
Jessica Soho interviews 4 presidentiables
There are many good things going for the three-hour GMA 7’s Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews aired Saturday night.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: New Zealand PM DID NOT express support for Marcos Jr.
Neither has she encouraged the former senator to "file a case" against oligarchs "destroying his name and reputation."
Bigger Tsek.ph to be relaunched Jan. 24
This year, Tsek.ph expanded its membership in academe and media and now includes fact-checkers from civil society and multisectoral organizations.
How to defend democracy
If you’ve been following the political developments in the United States since 2016 - or even longer before that - then the latest tugs of war between Donald Trump and the Biden Administration should be keeping you riveted.
ABS-CBN revives election coalition: Halalan 2022
Its shutdown almost two years ago did not prevent ABS-CBN from reviving Halalan, an election coverage coalition of various universities, election watchdogs, the public and private sector, and media groups that it had been doing in the past elections, for the May 2022 elections.
Do we want Robin Padilla in the Senate?
Actor Robin Padilla assails political dynasties, yet he endorsed the candidacies of the Duterte children.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that the alleged hacking of voters’ data a plot against Marcos FALSE
This is false. An investigation into the alleged hacking is still in progress.