VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Solusyon ni Duterte sa sigalot sa West Philippine Sea
Ngayong wala na sa poder si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, may naisip siyang solusyon sa lumalalang hidwaan ng Pilipinas at China sa West Philippine Sea.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palace justification to exclude ‘People Power’ anniversary as holiday MISLEADS
The Marcos administration has removed the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution from the list of holidays for 2024 “because [it] falls on a Sunday."
FACT SHEET: Timeline of the Maharlika Investment Fund implementation
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the concept of the Maharlika Investment Fund “remains a good one” and it will be operational by the end of 2023.
FACT CHECK: Bato Dela Rosa WRONG in saying LGUs ‘have discretion’ in spending confidential funds
Joint Circular 2015-01 prescribes specific activities where confidential funds can and cannot be used. It does not give LGUs discretion to spend confidential funds the way they want to.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Bakit kailangan ang confidential at intelligence funds?
Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential at intelligence funds (CIF) ng limang civilian agencies ng gobyerno, kasama ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) at Department of Education (DepEd), sa panukalang national budget para sa 2024.
‘Ano ang nagbago pagkatapos ng Martial Law?’
Naudlot man ng labing-isang taon, ipinagpatuloy ni Teresita Ang See ang mga hangarin nitong pagbuklurin and Tsinoy community tungo sa kaunlaran ng bansa. Pakinggan sa Episode 20, Season 2 ng What The F?! Podcast kung paano bumuo si Ang See ng bagong organisasyon noong 1986, anim na taon pagkatapos ng martial law.
Bagong ‘10-dash’ map ng China, hahayaan na lang ba?
Matapos maglabas ng bagong “10-dash line” map ang China, ano ang pwedeng gawin ng Pilipinas para tablahin ang pang-aangkin nito sa halos buong South China Sea? Pakinggan ang mga suhestiyon ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, dito sa episode ng #WhatTheFPodcast.
Bakit inaangkin ng China ang South China Sea?
Umani ng kaliwa’t kanang batikos ang China matapos itong maglabas ng bagong “standard map” noong Aug. 28. Dito sa episode ng What The F?! Podcast, pakinggan ang paliwanag ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, isang security analyst, kung ano ang intensyon ng China sa pagpapalabas ng bagong mapa.
FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on surge in rice prices contradicts EO
This contradicts Marcos’ Executive Order (EO) No. 39 which cited a report from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry that “global events” have also influenced the price surge.
FACT CHECK: TikTok influencer echoes First Gen claim that natural gas is the ‘cleanest-burning of all fossil fuels,’ which needs context
The United Nations Environment Programme notes that methane is a hazardous gas and is 80 times more potent at warming the Earth than CO2 over a 20-year period.
