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US Military Presence in the Asia Pacific

The United States continues to be the world’s top military spender. It spent USD 877 billion in 2022, surpassing the military expenditures of the succeeding ten countries combined (SIPRI, 2022). The billions of dollars are spent on producing war materiel, investing in

July 26, 2023

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US troops double to record high in Balikatan 2023 – IBON Foundation

The biggest Balikatan military exercises combining air, land and sea drills among US and Philippine military troops are set to take place next week, featuring 17,000 soldiers and observers from other nations. Under the Marcos Jr administration’s watch, the US

April 3, 2023

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[WORKERS FORGE THE FUTURE] An Infosession on Women Worker in Asia and the Pacific

Donate APRN is working everyday to advance genuine development and social change. But we can’t do it without you. You can help us in amplifying the campaigns and advocacies of workers, farmers, migrants, indigenous peoples, women and children in Asia-Pacific Give us

April 3, 2023

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show a German warship in Mindanao

An old video of a German frigate is being passed off as a new clip showing a ship from Germany that just arrived in Mindanao. This is false. The nine-year-old video was not taken in the Philippines. A YouTube channel that has

April 3, 2023

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[WORKERS FORGE THE FUTURE] Infosession on Informal and Platform Workers in Asia and the Pacific

Platform workers and the informal economy have become inextricable issues, especially in developing nations. The supply chain of goods and services, as well as transport and mobility, rely heavily on platform workers generally found in the informal sector. Thus, it is essential

April 3, 2023

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VERA Files Answers the 7 Most Asked Questions about Fact-Checking

Tapos na ang araw ng lokohan (literally); dito naman tayo sa katotohanan! Ngayong ika-pitong taon ng paggunita sa International Fact-Checking Day, sasagutin ng VERA Files reporters at editors ang pito sa mga karaniwang tanong tungkol sa fact checking. Panoorin ang video:

April 3, 2023

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Bakit ICC ang kailangan na mag-imbestiga sa drug war ni Duterte?

Sino dapat sisihin, ‘yung ICC dahil pakailamero o ‘yung ilang mga opisyal at pulitiko na puro pagsipsip at pagtatakip ang inaatupag? Pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo: Pwede rin pakinggan sa Spotify, Apple Podcast, Spotify for Podcasters VERA Files

April 2, 2023

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Palm Sunday tradition lives on

Waving their palm fronds for the traditional blessing during the Palm Sunday mass (April 2), Filipino Catholics join the Christendom in recalling Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday ushers in the observance of Holy Week, the most sacred schedule in

April 2, 2023

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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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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for claim Japanese submarine chased off Chinese ships in South China Sea

A video shared on YouTube and Facebook (FB) claims that Chinese ships were chased off by a Japanese submarine in the South China Sea. This has no basis. In its introduction, a narrator stated: “Sa kasalukuyan, ang China ay nagtamo ng

April 1, 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