Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop denies President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that they never discussed human rights during their March 17 meeting in Davao City. [ads2] Bishop released a statement to Fairfax Media that was published by The Sydney Morning Herald on March 20, saying that she talked about Australia’s concerns over the killings in the […] More
Employees of the Tourism Promotions Board filed a complaint against its chief operating officer (COO) Cesar Montano for alleged corruption and mismanagement. The actor is accused of approving contracts with producers for events where he is slated to perform. He is also accused of hiring relatives and friends, going on trips using TPB’s funds, and […] More
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) showed off its two recently acquired fighter jets at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base (MBEAB) on Wednesday, March 8. Both jets are part of the 12 FA-50 PH Fighting Eagle purchased by the government as part of the PAF modernization program under the Aquino administration. They flew over Mactan Island, […] More
Esquire, the magazine whose photos were “stolen” by the group behind #NagaLeaks, has finally responded to the “expose” about the deception of Vice President Leni Robredo and her late husband, former interior secretary Jesse Robredo. They called “We Are Collective” a “shadowy organization” that stole their photos and insisted that doing so is still against […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo and her late husband, former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, as well as their friends and political allies, have become subjects of an expose about their alleged deception in Naga by a group that calls themselves “We Are Collective.” The group claimed that the Robredos have a lot of secrets opposite to […] More
The son of one of the personalities mentioned in #NagaLeaks reacted to the leaks’ story about his father and denied his family’s accumulation of “unexplained wealth,” while dismissing the story as mere “cheap article meant for tabloids” for lack of evidence. [ads2] The document released by a group called “We Are Collective as an expose […] More
A group calling themselves “We Are Collective” has released a story about the “truth behind” Vice President Leni Robredo and her late husband, former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, have become the subjects on March 3 at 3pm. Their article, which they said to be merely the first part of their expose, called #NagaLeaks, went viral. […] More
During speeches, President Rodrigo Duterte usually makes controversial statements that make him an interesting subject to cover for the media. However, he also made a few statements that are worth looking into for fact-checking purposes. VERA Files wrote fact-checking reports on February about two of President Duterte’s statements – his claim that he is not […] More
Facebook user Bernard Ong’s post about the Philippines being in an “alternate universe” has gone viral, getting 1,850 shares and 3,200 reactions, as of writing. [ads2] In his Facebook post on February 16, he lamented just what has become of the Philippines, which he called “Fentanilia,” in reference to Fentanyl, the strong pain reliever that […] More
When President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is going to set aside P2 billion for aid, his key spokespersons did not seem to agree on where the president intended to spend the money. During Duterte’s visit to Surigao City on February 11 after the earthquake, he reportedly promised to release funds to help the victims […] More
On February 17, Mocha Uson posted a video blog about her complaints regarding ABS-CBN’s programs abusing the use of the Strong Parental Guidance (SPG) rating. [ads2] She called out how these programs allowed the viewing of “malalaswang eksena,” referring to the “Abuso” episode of ABS-CBN’s Ipaglaban Mo on February 11 and the pilot episode of […] More
Resbak, an alliance of artists, posted an almost six-minute video on their Facebook page about what you should do when you are dealing with the police during Operation TokHang. With over 7,000 deaths, the group wanted to educate the Filipinos about what to do when they suddenly find themselves the subject of TokHang. They easily […] More