VERA Files

A video circulating on Facebook (FB) and YouTube carried a misleading headline that insinuates that the general Filipino public can start receiving their pensions as early as 40 years old. No such announcement was made during the March 28 press briefing where

bm_armytoarmyexercise-25-0 Army-to-Army exercise for stronger defense of PH territory 1/10 Photo by Bullit Marquez Philippine and American armies continue their joint military exercise as part of “Salaknib,” an annual Army-to-Army exercise which precedes the bigger Balikatan slated this month. On March 31,

Their local compatriots and friends rejoiced when Rodrigo Duterte appointed them to the Commission on Elections. That is very Filipino. Failure to see the bigger picture and the damage it does to the national body politic is also Filipino. Current perceptions –

A video falsely passed off an old photo to claim that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) fired water cannons at Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The eight-minute and eight-second video was uploaded on Facebook (FB) and YouTube on March

All images courtesy of the National Museum Western Visayas Iglesia: The Heritage Churches of Iloilo is a mixed media exhibit on Iloilo’s old churches at the National Museum of the Philippines Western Visayas by Cristhom Setubal of San Joaquin, Iloilo. It includes

Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez claimed that the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) have walked back on their support for amending the 1987 Constitution. This needs context. Rodriguez was reacting to a

                                  “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”                                                                   

Four Facebook (FB) pages claimed that dozens of people fainted while buying Japanese mini air conditioners in Pasay. These rehashed claims from a previous scam modus are fake. The four bogus posts carried links (kachishop.website, hanaichi.online) that ask for personal information and

A Filipino Facebook (FB) page claimed that the Indonesian navy has blown up a Chinese vessel illegally fishing in their country’s waters. This is not true. The burning boats shown in the video were not Chinese vessels. On March 30, the FB page

Iginiit ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na hindi na maaaring umapela ang kanyang administrasyon sa International Criminal Court (ICC) kasunod ng pagtanggi sa kahilingan nitong suspendihin ang pagpapatuloy ng imbestigasyon sa drug war. Hindi ito totoo dahil ang pangunahing apela ng gobyerno