VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Govt officials’ responsibility to disclose SALNs
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has said that, if elected, he is “perfectly willing” to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Two years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Duterte administration has signaled the country's "shift" from a "pandemic paradigm" to learning how to live with the virus in 2022.
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: For the nth time, Duterte falsely claims all ICC judges are ‘white’
President Rodrigo Duterte again wrongly claimed, during his Jan. 4 “Talk to the People” address, that the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “white.”
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The PH gov’t stance on tobacco industry, novel products
Tensions ran high between the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The two government agencies did not see eye to eye on key issues involving novel tobacco products.
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: What PH laws say on aspirants with criminal records seeking elective positions
Twenty-seven days after Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a group of civic leaders asked the poll body to cancel it for making “material false representations” on his “alleged eligibility to run” for the presidency in the 2022 elections.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos camp distorts Comelec spox’s statement on ‘disqualification’ petition
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made it appear that James Jimenez, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), said the petition to cancel the candidacy of the former senator on Nov. 2 has "no clear basis."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bongbong Marcos’ spox wrongly claims Marcos ‘never misrepresented’ Oxford education
Lawyer Victor Rodriguez, chief of staff of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., claimed in a statement that the presidential aspirant has always been honest with his educational attainment from the University of Oxford in England. This is false. In at least three instances, Marcos Jr. made inaccurate assertions on his credentials.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Andanar misleads in claiming PH not among ‘deadliest countries for journalists’
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar claimed in an Oct. 12 radio interview that the Philippines was no longer among the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists due to the “swift resolution" of the Maguindanao massacre in 2019, which, he said, formed part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s legacy. This is inaccurate on two counts.
