Without bias, we dissect statements from public figures and personalities of national concern, or statements made about them, scrutinize relevant information that can affect public health and safety, examine information with impact on our target audience, and probe viral content that are of public interest. As a rule of thumb, we do not fact check satire and opinion.

To verify dubious claims, we are armed with intensive research, multiple (credible and independent) sources, subject matter experts, fact checking tools and techniques from Internews, raw footage, and in-depth pieces collected over the last 30 years by Probe Archives.

January Acosta is a television and print news producer. She became news production head of CNN Philippines, after a four-year stint in the media organization as an executive producer. She had previously worked with other news outlets such as ABS-CBN, Studio 23, Sarimanok News Channel (now ANC), and The Manila Times—her media experience spanning almost three decades. She is also a Registered Nurse.

 

Jen Aquino is a Filipino journalist with 12+ years of combined practice across different aspects of media production, producing content including news, factual features, and fact-checking. Currently, she supervises and manages all production work and operations at Probe.

Julie has dedicated more than a decade of her journalism life working passionately on stories that matter for her fellow Filipinos. Currently, she is on top of all archive-related work of Probe, working to make content and history more accessible to the younger audience through Probe Archives: History On Reel. 

Albert Pagunsan is a writer and fact-checker for Probe. He brings with him wealth of experience working as the former director of Fact Check Philippines, which he helped grow into one of the biggest social media pages in the Philippines dedicated to combatting disinformation. He is a member of the growing Philippine ballroom community, and expresses his social perspectives through Voguing and Fashion.

Joan Alindogan is a Production Assistant and a writer at Probe. Currently, she is dedicated on combating disinformation related to food security through Hangry, a documentary exploring the urgent and complex problem of hunger in the Philippines.

 

 

Almira Coleen Mendoza was a researcher and production assistant for Probe since August 2023. She attended Probe's fact-checking workshop as an intern in July 2023 and has since been active in monitoring, researching and writing Probe's fact-check items. As a production assistant, she also coordinates with other members of the team, from the editorial head to the writers and other members of the graphics design team, and keeps track of all timelines and deliverables for the project.