Mil Gracias, Mexico in Our Food
It is difficult to imagine our food today without tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, or cacao. It means no afritada, turrones de mani, Bicol Express, sinamak, sili sigang, or even champorado, as we know it.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccines DO NOT HAVE ‘magneto proteins’ that make people ‘magnetic’
None of the ingredients in any of the vaccines are sources of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), according to a team of health experts from global technology nonprofit Meedan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque binaluktot ang pagiging bukas ni Robredo sa pagsama kay Duterte sa iminungkahing infomercial ng bakuna
Binigyan ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ng masamang kahulugan ang positibong reaksyon ni Vice President Leni Robredo sa panukala ng isang senador na sumama siya kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa isang informative commercial (infomersyal) para palakasin ang kumpiyansa ng publiko sa bakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque distorts Robredo’s openness to appear with Duterte in proposed vaccine infomercial
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque twisted Vice President Leni Robredo’s positive reaction to a senator’s proposal for her to appear with President Rodrigo Duterte in an informative commercial (infomercial) to help boost public confidence in the vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccines DO NOT cause ‘stronger infection’, variants
“We haven't observed anyone that has been given the vaccine and yet produced more symptoms,” said Rontgene Solante, infectious disease specialist and a member of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel in a May 21 interview.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-vax doctor, ex-education Usec peddle falsehoods about COVID-19 jabs
“The vaccine does not inject the virus itself,” said Rontgene Solante, infectious disease specialist and member of the Vaccine Expert Panel of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in a May 21 interview.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino cash aid MISLEADING
It has not been scheduled for discussion in the House of Representatives.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post claim that Pacquiao has a billion-peso debt FALSE
The video's content, which is packaged with other unrelated issues, makes no mention of Duterte or his supposed disclosure about Pacquiao's debt.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang gamit ng fetal cell lines sa vaccine research
Habang patuloy rollout ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines sa target nitong 70 milyong katao, kinakalat naman ng anti-vaccine advocates ang isang maling social media post noong Mayo na nagsasabing ang mga COVID-19 vaccine ay naglalaman ng fetal tissue. (Tingnan ang VERA FILES FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccines do NOT contain ‘chopped parts’ of aborted fetuses)
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Sa gitna ng mga bagong variant ng COVID-19 virus, narito ang maaaring gawin para maiwasan ng Pilipinas ang isa pang surge
Nagbago ang novel coronavirus nang higit sa 10,000 beses mula nang magsimula ang COVID-19 pandemic.
