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FAST FACTS: Who is new Supreme Court Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang?
MANILA, Philippines – After several tries, Court of Appeals Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang has been appointed Supreme Court justice.Carandang takes the post left vacant by Teresita Leonardo de...
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PH Bar Association on lawyers' killings: 'End this madness'
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Bar Association called on the government to address the "very worrisome" spate of killings of lawyers, judges, and prosecutors in the Philippines.In a statement...
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FALSE: ‘No law’ prevents gov’t officials from participating in businesses
Claim: In a Manila Times opinion piece published on November 21, columnist Rigoberto Tiglao claimed there is no law that prohibits any government official from setting up businesses.His piece was...
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Newsbreak Chats: Xi Jinping's state visit, Rappler's Fact Check Project
Bookmark this page to watch and join the discussion live on Thursday, November 29, at 4 pm!MANILA, Philippines – And just like that, we're done with November! The events that happened within the month,...
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LOOK: Senate suspends session for U.P. vs Adamson do-or-die game
Even senators were hooked on the do-or-die game between the University of the Philippines and Adamson University. (READ: #AtinTwo: U.P. Maroons nail first UAAP Finals berth in 32 years)The Senate on...
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HOAX: Trillanes ‘demands to deactivate social media accounts of Duterte...
Claim: Senator Antonio Trillanes IV "demands" to "deactivate" all social media accounts of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters.Facebook user Ching Roa posted the claim on November 22. It garnered...
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'Special marshals' could prevent killings of judges
MANILA, Philippines – Establishing special marshals under the supervision of the Supreme Court (SC) may help prevent further killings of judges, Philippine Bar Association president Jose Agcaoili...
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El Nido: Tourism's boon and bane
EL NIDO, Palawan – In announcing the government’s plan to rehabilitate El Nido in Palawan last November 14, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat described it as “overcrowded.”It’s the same word that...
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SATIRE: The last time UP won a UAAP championship 'a dictator fell'
Claim: Following the University of the Philippines’ (UP) UAAP Final Four win against Adamson University on Wednesday, November 28, social media users began to say that the last time UP won a...
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IN NUMBERS: Global HIV/AIDS cases still on the rise
MANILA, Philippines – The world has seen a continued spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic over the past 3 decades.The fight against...
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EL NIDO: Garbage woes threaten the future
READ: PART 1: EL NIDO: Tourism's boon and baneEL NIDO, Palawan – These days, it’s not only the resorts and restaurants in El Nido’s town center that is feeling the growth of its local tourism industry....
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A year after Dengvaxia: Immunization drops, measles outbreaks soar
AT A GLANCEThe Department of Health has spent much of 2018 trying to recover from its Dengvaxia dengue vaccine controversyDengvaxia has contributed to low immunization rates with only 6 out of 10...
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China's surveillance system coming to the Philippines?
China's surveillance and credit score system could be coming to the Philippines in the next 3 years, according to a Huawei official.Speaking in front of business leaders in a recently held forum in...
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Post Dengvaxia controversy: Paving the way forward for vaccines, health care
AT A GLANCEThe Department of Health has spent much of its time split between doing damage control in the aftermath of the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine controversyOther public health programs and health...
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DOCUMENT: Arrest warrant for Maria Ressa in tax case
MANILA, Philippines – Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 265 released an arrest warrant for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on Monday, December 3.Dated November 28, 2018, the warrant was signed by Judge Danilo...
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Not to be outdone by Sara, Duterte raises Malacañang Christmas bonus
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio likely earned brownie points from Office of the President (OP) staff after she got her father to raise their Christmas bonus by P10,000.President Rodrigo Duterte...
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FALSE: Is this a sign targetting a rival of Philippine President Rodrigo...
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times carry a photo they claim shows a sign in a typhoon-devastated Philippine city with words that oppose a political foe of President Rodrigo Duterte. The...
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'Frat war' erupts between Drilon, Gordon during Senate budget deliberations
It was a friendly "war" between two fraternities on Thursday, December 6, during the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2019 budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).During his...
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HOAX: Marcos gold bars, jewelry ‘taken by Aquinos,’ opposition
Claim: Two websites claim that the Marcoses’ loot, including their gold bars and Imelda’s jewelry, were taken by the Aquinos and other government officials.A headline on a blogpost dated August 27 on...
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TIMELINE: Bong Revilla's plunder case and the pork barrel scam
MANILA, Philippines – After 4 years of detention, former senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr was acquitted by the ant-graft court of plunder charges.Revilla was accused funneling his pork barrel through...
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