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VERA Files is a nonstock, nonprofit, independent media organization. Founded in March 2008, it is published by veteran Filipino journalists taking a deeper look into current Philippine issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly claims that govt appeal with ICC has failed

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has claimed that his administration can no longer appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the rejection of its request to suspend the resumption of the drug war investigation. This is false because the government’s main appeal

April 2, 2023

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Marcos Sr. and the April Fools affair

It was an April Fools’ day story that played out in the pages of the Bangkok Post 50 years ago, but the ending lies buried among the papers that the Marcos family left behind when they fled Malacañang in 1986. It was

April 1, 2023

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Magastos ba na maging K-pop fan?

Para sa ika-24 na episode ng What The F?! Podcast, nakipagkwentuhan ang VERA Files sa K-pop fans na sina Chesa at Erik para malaman kung bakit patok na patok ang pangongolekta ng photo cards, albums at iba pang merchandise. Makaka-relate ka kaya

April 1, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Padilla echoes Marcos, Guevarra statements against ICC that lack context

(UPDATED) Sen. Robinhood Padilla echoed the statements of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra that the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not have jurisdiction over the Philippines, which lack context. STATEMENT In a March 29 statement, Padilla said: “Our

March 30, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pamphlet sa NICA orientation mali ang depinisyon ng red-tagging

Noong unang bahagi ng Marso, nag-host ang National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) sa CALABARZON ng isang orientation para sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno upang mapigilan sila sa pagsali sa mga grupo tulad ng Kilusang Mayo Uno at Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Pagkatapos

March 29, 2023

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Hindi dapat forever ang Kawa

Kawa-kawang manok, kawa-kawang gulay, kawa-kawang pagkain na katumbas ay kawa-kawang pagmamahal para sa kapwa. Nagsimula sa kasagsagan ng pandemya at nagpapatuloy hanggang ngayon sa tulong ng pusong mapagkawang-gawa. ‘Yan ang Kawa Pilipinas na itinaguyod ng aktor-aktibista na si Mae Paner o mas

March 28, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another ‘ANC’ impostor site peddles cure for hypertension, clogged blood vessels

A scam website is peddling a product supposedly developed by cardiologist Doc Willie Ong that can cure blood pressure-related conditions. VERA Files Fact Check has been requested to verify the website illicitly using the name of ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) that supposedly

March 28, 2023

Institutions

ICC denies PH request to suspend drug war investigation

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has thrown out the government’s request to suspend its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, removing one hurdle for the resumption of the probe. “In the absence of persuasive reasons

March 28, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mga fraternity at ang labag sa batas na hazing

Ang mga balita kamakailan tungkol sa pagkamatay ng dalawang estudyante sa kolehiyo sa initiation rites ay umani ng mga tanong kung bakit ipinagpapatuloy ng mga fraternity ang pagsasagawa ng hazing at kung paano maaaring magkaroon ng mas matalas na ngipin ang batas

March 27, 2023

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Allowing Earth to breathe for 60 minutes

Metro Manila residents who care for the world we live in gather in the evening of March 25 at the Quezon Memorial Circle for the symbolic 60-minute switching off of lights as their contribution to save Mother Earth from man-made degradation. The

March 27, 2023