Vernise L. Tantuco
Rappler
Philippines
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Fact checking, free press critical amid pandemic – U.N. communications chief
The deliberate spread of misinformation is putting lives at risk, says United Nations Undersecretary General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming at the opening of the Global Fact 7 conference → Read More
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the media
Journalists and media workers are still covering the COVID-19 pandemic despite budget cuts, threats to press freedom, and risk of possible infection → Read More
Hoarding medicine: Fighting lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lupus patients struggle to find supplies of a drug they've taken for years when it becomes a potential cure for COVID-19 → Read More
EXPLAINER: Using convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19
A new treatment for novel coronavirus uses survivors' plasma to boost infected patients' immune systems → Read More
EXPLAINER: The PPE keeping our healthcare workers safe
How many personal protective equipment sets do hospitals need in a day and how much do they cost? → Read More
IN NUMBERS: What hospitals need to treat COVID-19 patients
Lung Center health personnel alone fighting the coronavirus use anywhere from 200 to 500 personal protective equipment each day. Hospitals nationwide need a steady supply. → Read More
What you need to know: Coronavirus cures, vaccines being tested
Alcoholic drinks, high temperatures, and garlic are not 'cures' or 'vaccines' for COVID-19 → Read More
EXPLAINER: Can ABS-CBN operate past its franchise expiration date?
(UPDATED) ABS-CBN is advised to seek provisional authority from the NTC to extend their franchise to 2022 → Read More
JoyRide PH needs 3,500 more to reach 10,000 biker limit
The new motorcycle taxi provider already has 6,500 bikers onboard and ready to hit the roads → Read More
Motorcycle taxi TWG accuses Angkas of 'emotional blackmail'
(UPDATED) The government's technical working group addresses Angkas executive George Royeca in an open letter posted on social media → Read More
‘Don’t muddle the issue,’ Angkas hits back at government
Angkas chief transport advocate George Royeca says Angkas is concerned about commuter safety → Read More
How were maritime collisions dealt with before?
As the Philippines works on resolving the issue of China and the sunken Gem-Ver, here's how we and other countries ironed things out in the past → Read More
Busting fat: What you need to know about liposuction
Is lipo the easiest way to get a beach-ready body year-round? → Read More
Don't let 'experts' online fool you: Here's how
Rappler reviews the 2018 headlines of The Daily Sentry, a website known for publishing false or misleading claims, to see how disinformation can spread through the abuse of the label 'expert' → Read More
What makes societies susceptible to disinformation?
Disinformation is one of the key trends in media in 2018 – here's what could make a society more vulnerable to it than others → Read More
These Filipino high school kids are out to end bullying
These iAcademy students won in the 'Peace' category of #HackSociety 2018 → Read More
How to fact-check reports during disasters
How do you know if an article or tweet sharing disaster-related information is true? → Read More
LIST: False news shared by PH-based pages taken down by Facebook
The spam network that Facebook took down shared some false news reports that were fact-checked by Rappler → Read More
3,000 pairs: The mixed legacy of Imelda Marcos' shoes
From Marlet Shoes to Christian Dior – this is the good and the bad of the shoe collection Imelda Marcos left behind → Read More
Why can’t the Philippines solve its trash problem?
Seventeen years after its enactment, LGUs struggle to implement our solid waste management law → Read More