VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What the unilateral termination of the UP-DND accord means
What exactly is the UP-DND accord and why does its termination matter?
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte contradicts past pronouncement, Durante on having known about the PSG COVID-19 vaccination
After disclosing that "almost all" soldiers had been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he "did not know" about the inoculation of his close-in security personnel.
VERA FILES YEARENDER: Red-tagging online ramps up as Anti-Terror Law takes effect in 2020
In the wake of discussions and the eventual enactment this year of Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), Filipinos saw a wave of personalities being painted in one color: Red.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: The two faces of COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines
In more than nine months of community quarantine in the country, law enforcers have warned, given tickets to, and arrested about 598,000 persons, whom they call “pasaway,” for allegedly violating quarantine and health protocols meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The dangers of red-tagging under the Anti-Terrorism Law
In his Nov. 30 public address, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was not “red-tagging” the left-wing groups Makabayan, Gabriela, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) when he accused them of being “legal fronts” and “members” of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of the New People’s Army (NPA), its military arm, and of the National Democratic Front (NDF), its political arm.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque claim on ‘prepared’ gov’t list of vaccine recipients runs counter to DOH pronouncement
In dismissing Vice President Leni Robredo’s suggestion to make a detailed list of recipients for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque contradicted the Department of Health (DOH) when he said there was “already one in existence.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte wrongly accuses Robredo of lying over typhoon response
President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed Vice President Leni Robredo propelled criticisms on social media that questioned his absence during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international codename: Vamco).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Panelo claim on Robredo’s Cabinet resignation needs context
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo’s claim on Vice President Leni Robredo’s exit from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet in 2016 lacks context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin makes inaccurate claim on Duterte’s approval ratings
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. erroneously claimed that the respondents in the latest Pulse Asia survey who said they “approve” of President Rodrigo Duterte did so “to the max” with “no exceptions.”
FACT CHECK: Duterte gov’t blows hot and cold on defense ‘arrangement’ with US
The Duterte administration sent mixed signals on coming up with an “arrangement” on defense matters with the United States (U.S.) when it recently suspended for another six months the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
