VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SMNI anchor falsely claims Robredo laid conditions for attending debate
This is not true. Robredo’s spokesperson said the allegation is a “complete fabrication.”
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Presidential bet Norberto Gonzales’ claim that PH has no law vs. rebellion needs context
While there is, indeed, no specific law on rebellion, the criminal act has been defined and made punishable under the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act 6968 in 1990.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. falsely claims West PH Sea dispute ‘only became an election issue’ in the May 2022 polls
The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Magno falsely claims PNoy skipped 2010 presidential debates
Alex Magno, a columnist of the Philippine Star, wrongly stated that the late president Benigno Simeon Aquino III did not participate in any debate while campaigning during the 2010 elections.
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).
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.
