VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT order removal of Smartmatic
A cursory Google search revealed Duterte made no such order this month.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens resurface FAKE Vico Sotto quote on electing a leader
The Pasig City mayor said no such thing. It’s an altered quote card.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: This video DOES NOT show parents rallying at Comelec for Makabayan bloc’s expulsion
It's a composite of four clips showing other protests and events. Neither was held at the Comelec’s office; not one called for the progressive bloc’s expulsion.
No to Mikey Arroyo’s not-so-bright idea of postponing 2022 elections
Mikey Arroyo, son of former president Gloria Arroyo, is seldom heard since his mother left Malacañang in 2010. Currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the second district of Pampanga, Mikey Arroyo said something senseless last week, it became news
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mar Roxas DID NOT announce his candidacy for 2022 polls
The circulating clip is a tampered version of a video of Roxas announcing his decision to run in the 2019 midterm polls.
The transformation of Metro Manila in the time of COVID-19
More and more, President Duterte is giving the uniformed personnel a bigger role in the implementation of the Luzon-wide lockdown he imposed beginning March 16 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus that has rampaging in all parts of the world claiming lives of hundreds of thousands. In the thousands have been afflicted. While over 600 have recovered, more than 500 have died.
Uneasy calm as Taal watch continues
It’s an uneasy calm around Taal volcano almost a week after it spewed enormous ashes that blanketed surrounding towns forcing thousands of families to flee to ash-covered but safer grounds.
PHOTOS: Prayers of thanks in the midst of war
Photojournalist Luis Liwanag shares images of how the beleaguered people of Marawi observed Eid’l Fitr.
PHOTOS: Marawi City, 30 days of misery
Photojournalist Luis Liwanag captures Marawi City today, on the 30th day of the crisis.
Wanted: PWD-friendly public facilities
The Philippines until now has no accessible public transport for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Advocates lament this sad fact, and are calling for a more PWD-friendly and inclusive system for the sector. After all, PWDs travel too. (See Public transport still not PWD-friendly – advocates) As signatory to the United Nations Convention on the
