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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte citing Revised Penal Code in warning local officials who ‘do not enforce COVID-19 policies’ needs context
President Rodrigo Duterte warned local chief executives that they may be held accountable for “dereliction of duty” under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) if they fail to “enforce the law” within their jurisdictions. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Even after NHCP clarification that Lapulapu’s origin remains unknown, Duterte insists the hero is a Tausug warrior
President Rodrigo Duterte, who was recently described as a “modern-day Lapulapu” by his spokesperson Harry Roque, repeated for at least the 20th time the unproven claim that the Mactan chieftain who led a 1,500-strong army to defeat Spanish-serving explorers in 1521 was a Tausug warrior.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Despite veto of contractualization bill, Duterte pushes for security of tenure
In his Labor Day message, President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his campaign promise to continue pushing for workers’ rights, including security of tenure. This needs context in view of the president’s veto of a Congress-approved measure prohibiting contractualization.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defending Sen. Bong Go, actor Robin Padilla insists on unproven claim on Lapulapu’s ethnicity
Taking up the cudgels for Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, actor Robin Padilla asserted “there is historical fact” to the senator’s claim that Lapulapu, regarded as the Philippines’ first pre-colonial hero in recorded history, was a Muslim-Tausug leader from the defunct Sultanate of Sulu.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang backtracks on Duterte’s ‘verbal fishing deal’ with China
The president himself said in a speech in June 2019 that he would “of course” allow Chinese nationals to fish within Philippine waters.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bongbong Marcos unloads five inaccurate claims on election systems in vlog
A two-month-old vlog by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that bears false and misleading claims about the Philippines’ electoral system continues to circulate on social media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: After long absence from public view, Duterte makes three inaccurate claims in April 12 talk
After disappearing from public view for almost two weeks, President Rodrigo Duterte appeared on April 12 in his regular “Talk to the People” address, but made three inaccurate claims in his 20-minute opening remarks. VERA Files Fact Check reviewed his claims and identified one false, one flip-flop, and another that needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Raffy Tulfo falsely claims Duque restricts direct purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by private sector
Media personality Raffy Tulfo was wrong in claiming that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has prevented the private sector from directly purchasing jabs against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from vaccine manufacturers.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defensor claim that U.S. allows ‘off-label’ use of ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment is misleading
In justifying his move to distribute free ivermectin, a drug intended to treat parasitic infestations, AnaKalusugan Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor claimed that the United States (U.S.) allows it to be used “off-label” as a treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is misleading.
