FACT CHECK: Marcos’ statement on ‘emergency status’ in the country needs context
While Marcos did not extend the state of calamity which ended in 2022, he has yet to lift the state of public health emergency which remains in effect.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pagkampanya sa panahon ng COVID-19 pandemic
Ang pangangampanya para sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 9 ay walang katulad sa kasaysayan ng bansa dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Iboboto ng mga Pilipino ang bagong hanay ng mga pambansa at lokal na pinuno sa gitna ng isang rumaragasang pandemic na kumitil ng higit sa 50,000 buhay, halos pumilay sa ekonomiya, at humamon sa kakayahan ng mga kasalukuyang opisyal sa pagtugon sa krisis sa kalusugan ng publiko.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mike Defensor mali sa pagsabing na-flag ng ‘bagong’ COA report ang ‘validity’ ng P479-M COVID-19 relief goods ng QC
Sinabi ni AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor, kandidato sa pagka-alkalde ng Quezon City, na isang “bagong” ulat ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang “nagkuwestyon ng validity” ng P479-milyong halaga ng COVID-19 relief goods na binili noong 2020. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mike Defensor wrongly claims ‘new’ COA report flagged ‘validity’ of QC’s P479-M COVID-19 relief goods
AnaKalusugan party-list Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor, a candidate for mayor of Quezon City, claimed that a “new” Commission on Audit (COA) report “questioned the validity” of P479-million worth of COVID-19 relief goods procured in 2020. This is false.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte admin seesaws on legality of declining unvaxxed job-seekers
As the government eyes a three-day National Vaccination Drive later this month, President Rodrigo Duterte reopened the issue on whether it is legal for businesses to turn down unvaccinated job applicants.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Silipin ang mga iminungkahing ahensya ng kalusugan para sa virology at pagkontrol sa sakit
Halos dalawang taon na ang coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, at ang mga variant ng novel coronavirus ay nagiging “fitter and better” sa panghahawa ng sakit sa mga tao, ayon sa World Health Organization (WHO).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maling ulat ng Manila Times tungkol sa ‘medical’ strike, mga litrato ng Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital namataan ng mambabasa
Isang VERA Files reader ang tumawag ng pansin sa caption ng Manila Times sa isang set ng mga litrato na nagsasabi na ang mga “health worker" sa Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital ay nagbanta na magwelga dahil sa hindi sapat na kabayaran. Hindi ito totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Reader cites Manila Times’ inaccurate report on ‘medical’ strike, photos of Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital staff
A VERA Files reader has called attention to a Manila Times’ caption on a set of photos falsely claiming that “health workers” at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital have threatened to stage a labor strike due to inadequate compensation.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What happens to wasted COVID-19 vaccines?
Locally, vaccine wastage often happens due to “oversight in the monitoring of vaccine storage temperatures."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: IATF-EID walks back on policy allowing vaccination cards as ‘alternative’ to COVID-19 tests for domestic travel
In six days, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) retracted its resolution allowing local government units to accept vaccination cards or certificates of quarantine completion of fully vaccinated domestic travelers as “sufficient alternative[s]” to COVID-19 tests before travel or upon arrival at the destination.
