Rhenzel Raymond Caling

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Inside Guo-Tok: How TikTok fan accounts whitewashed Alice Guo’s image amid POGO probe

6 days ago | verafiles.org | |Rhenzel Raymond Caling |Psalm Mishael Taruc

“What if she’s really innocent?”To online supporters of disgraced former Bamban mayor Alice Guo, the criminal accusations against their beloved leader are unbelievable. After all, how could a simple, people-loving and pretty-looking public servant who ushered her small municipality into a progressive one commit such crimes, they said.
Ano nga ba ang influence operations at FIMI?

1 month ago | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling | |Psalm Mishael Taruc

Kasama ang reporters mula VERA Files, Philstar.com at PressOnePH, alamin ang ibig sabihin ng Influence Operations at Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) sa video na ito. Hihimayin namin ang mga coordinated behavior ng ilang online accounts para manipulahin ang paniniwala ng mga Filipino at mga politikal na proseso sa bansa.
Sa tulay ng pagbabago, ano ang nakataya at sino ang talo?

Oct 24, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhoanne De Guzman |Valerie Joyce Nuval |Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Isa ang Panay-Guimaras-Negros Islands interlink Bridge sa tatlong malalaking proyekto na sakop ng kasunduan na pinirmahan ng Pilipinas at South Korea noong Oct. 7. Matagal nang pangarap ng mga taga-Western Visayas na magkaroon ng tulay para sa mas mabilis na byahe at mas maunlad na ekonomiya sa rehiyon. Pero sa ilalim ng “one-of-its-kind” bridge project na ito, nanganganib na maubos ang critically endangered na Irrawaddy dolphins. Paano mababalanse ang pangangailangan sa kaunlaran at kapaligiran?
Visayas bridge construction still hangs 5 years after China’s withdrawal

Oct 15, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhoanne De Guzman |Valerie Joyce Nuval |Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Second of two partsThe pathway that will lead Western Visayas to greater economic heights. That’s how the government envisions the 32.47-kilometer Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island (PGN) Bridge project.
P187-B Visayas mega-bridge threatens endangered Irrawaddy dolphins

Oct 14, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling |Rhoanne De Guzman |Valerie Joyce Nuval

First of two partsRex Magbanua was 7 years old when he first joined his father to fish in the waters of Bago City in Negros Occidental. Like most kids, he was amazed to see a handful of fishes caught using their long nylon ropes. Another scene he vividly remembers was the sight of dolphins swimming with them every time they went out to the sea. Those were different from the pictures of typical dolphins in grade school textbooks. What Rex saw had rounded foreheads and did not have snouts.
De Lima grateful, but says she does not owe Marcos her freedom

Jul 4, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Former senator Leila De Lima says she does not feel indebted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. although she is grateful to him for allowing the justice system to work freely and decide on her case based on merits. “I don’t think I can ever owe anyone my gratitude for simply doing what I think is right.
Deepfakes, AI-generated disinfo threaten 2025 polls, veteran journos warn

Jun 8, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to supercharge disinformation in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections, media experts and veteran journalists warned during a research conference at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Mass Communication on Friday, June 7.
Duterte group ‘de facto’ opposition just out to grab power – Trillanes

Jun 4, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his allies are positioning themselves as the “de facto opposition,” given their numbers and attempts to topple the Marcos administration, former two-term senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. “They want to assume the role of the opposition but their purpose is not to check policies.
Toughen law, protect children from vape, gov’t urged

May 30, 2024 | verafiles.org | Rhenzel Raymond Caling

Luis was 17 when he first puffed vape. It was the new cool thing among his high school peers that he could not help but try. But six years on, what started as an experiment became a habit. From occasionally taking a hit from his friends’ vape pods, Luis, now 23, owns a disposable vape which he uses to consume 30 milliliters of nicotine-filled vape juice every week.