[PODCAST] I’ve Got An Opinion: The ‘gifted child’ label is a curse
The “gifted child.” On the surface, it sounds like the highest compliment. You have gifts. You are special. You are not like the others. But has anyone ever asked “gifted children” how they felt being...
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MISSING CONTEXT: ALCADEV school never regulated by gov’t
At a glance Claim: The Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV) was “never government-regulated,” according to Presidential Communications Undersecretary...
View ArticleNewsbreak Chats: Duterte’s China policy is setting the Philippines up for...
Bookmark this page to catch the discussion on Thursday, May 27, at 4 pm. President Rodrigo Duterte’s defeatist remarks are not helping the Philippines’ position in its tension with China over the West...
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FALSE: Paula Shugart says Mexico undeserving of Miss Universe 2020 crown
At a glance Claim: Miss Universe Organization (MOU) president Paula Shugart says Miss Mexico is undeserving to be 69th Miss Universe. Rating: FALSEThe facts: There are no official reports, interviews,...
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FALSE: Video shows Israel attacking Lebanon, Palestine
At a glance Claim: A video, posted on Facebook on May 15, shows guns shooting at a plane and a rocket launch. These clips depict Israel attacking Lebanon and Palestine.Rating: FALSEThe facts: The...
View Article[PODCAST] Hear, Hear: Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine...
Welcome to Hear, Hear, Rappler’s first longread podcast featuring the best investigative and opinion pieces from its archives. No bells or whistles here; Hear, Hear offers the full, uninterrupted...
View Article[PODCAST] Beyond the Stories: Sino ang terorista sa ilalim ng anti-terror law?
Subscribe to Newsbreak: Beyond the Stories podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Anchor. Ikinakatakot ng marami ang posibleng epekto ng anti-terror law sa Pilipinas, kasama na rito ang pagtalaga na...
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Leonen: The dissenter, the impeachment survivor
It’s been a good couple of months for the dissenter – a unanimous vote on the electoral protest in the Supreme Court, and surprisingly enough for spectators, a unanimous vote for his political...
View ArticleTIMELINE: The secret torture room in a Cebu City police station
A month after 11 Cebu City cops were accused of having raped and tortured three women inside a secret torture room in their police station, justice has yet to be served. And with the recent death of...
View Article[PODCAST] Law of Duterte Land: The law of NTF-ELCAC
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said it will go on an all-out legal offensive against activists they accuse of being communist rebels, in the event the...
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FALSE: Video of ‘war of Israel and Palestine’
At a glance Main claim: A video posted on Facebook claims that it shows the war between Israel and Palestine.Rating: FALSEThe facts: The Facebook page “Stand With Palestine” posted a video of military...
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FALSE: Facebook page of OVP’s Bayanihan E-Konsulta shut down
At a glance Claim: The Facebook page of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Bayanihan E-Konsulta program has been shut down.Rating: FALSEThe facts: The Bayanihan E-Konsulta program Facebook page...
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FALSE: Duterte confirms vice presidential candidacy in 2022 polls
At a glance Claim: President Rodrigo Duterte has officially declared his candidacy in the 2022 vice presidential election, according to a video uploaded on Thursday, May 27.Rating: FALSEThe facts:...
View ArticleRefusing sex, other powers Filipinas don’t get to exercise over their bodies
In the Philippines, not every woman is able to exercise her right to make decisions for her own body. This right, called “bodily autonomy,” pertains to a woman’s health, but it also intersects with...
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The Filipino mothers selling their children for online sexual abuse
First of four parts. Trigger warning: This article contains depictions of child sexual abuse. The coronavirus pandemic forced Carmen Lirio*, 31, to close down in March 2020 a snack stand she was...
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FALSE: COVID-19 vaccines make recipients ‘magnetic’
At a glance Claim: A video posted on Facebook on Tuesday, May 25, claimed that people who received COVID-19 jabs become “magnetic.” This can supposedly be detected by attaching magnets to one’s upper...
View Article[PODCAST] Kriminal: Is new PNP chief Eleazar any different?
President Rodrigo Duterte chose an outsider as one of his last police chiefs. General Guillermo Eleazar was appointed as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) despite not sharing a...
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Pre-2016 all over again? Bongbong Marcos visits Sara Duterte in Davao City
Either they are that close that one would fly to Davao City to have a birthday lunch with another, or Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., this early, is trying to get a sense of Sara Duterte’s plans for...
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FALSE: Rolex gives away watches to celebrate 100th anniversary
At a glance Claim: Rolex is giving away gifts, including its luxury watches, in celebration of its 100th anniversary in May 2021.Rating: FALSEThe facts: The website where the offer came from is fake....
View Article[PODCAST] Hear, Hear: ‘Badoyistic Parladeism’ and mutations in the AFP
Welcome to Hear, Hear, Rappler’s first longread podcast featuring the best investigative and opinion pieces from its archives. No bells or whistles here; Hear, Hear offers the full, uninterrupted...
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