VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The vaccine czar, explained
As the country prepares for late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines to start in December, President Rodrigo Duterte named Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. as vaccine czar.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A sleeping power giant, Bataan Nuclear Power Plant explained
Sen. Nancy Binay sought a “comprehensive study” on “what to do” with the almost four-decade-old mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) during a Senate committee hearing last Oct. 13 on the proposed budget for 2021 of the Department of Energy (DOE).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon’s claim on reason of Cory Aquino for stopping BNPP operation FALSE
Lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon claimed former president Corazon Aquino stopped the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) from operating because she “didn’t want Filipinos to remember the Marcos family.” This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte backtracks on having killed
During his nationwide address on Oct. 5, President Rodrigo Duterte contradicted his own past pronouncements in claiming that he has “not killed” nor has ever ordered a hit on anyone.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about Pemberton’s presidential pardon
On Sept. 7, President Rodrigo Duterte granted absolute pardon to United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted of homicide and sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang does about-face on releasing convicted U.S. marine Pemberton
In just four days, the Palace went from calling a local court’s decision to free United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton a “judicial overreach” to granting him absolute pardon for the 2014 killing of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: For the 5th time, Duterte repeats wrong claim on his salary
President Rodrigo Duterte understated his salary, for at least the fifth time on VERA Files Fact Check’s count, as he talked about the sacrifices he and members of his Cabinet have been doing for the country.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa misleads in citing old news report on death penalty
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa misled fellow lawmakers and the public when he cherrypicked the findings of a 2017 Inquirer report to bolster his stance for the revival of capital punishment in the country.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Briones changes tune on “challenges” of opening of classes in Mega Manila
From assuring the public that the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A (CALABARZON), previously under Modified Enhance Community Quarantine (MECQ), “will not be gravely affected” by the opening of classes in August, Education Secretary Leonor Briones backtracked, saying she earlier recommended to the president the deferment of classes due to “challenges” in preparation brought about by “limitations of movement.”
#SONA2020 VERA Files’ live fact check
On July 27, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), lasting approximately an hour and 40 minutes.
