Health experts from Meedan, a global technology nonprofit, emphasized that the research was “not the final study used to guide recommendations” on Dengvaxia. To date, Dengvaxia is recommended for persons aged 9 to 45 years old who have once been infected with the dengue virus.
Interviewed on ANC’s Headstart on July 18, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that former president Rodrigo Duterte never ordered the killing of anyone involved in drugs. This is inaccurate.
The World Health Organization, in a 1996 study on dengue, said, “The exact date when dengue fever was first recognized in the world is still obscure.” Experts also note that the origin of the dengue virus is not yet clear because of its shared clinical symptoms with other mosquito-borne viral illnesses.
Anim na taon matapos ang tagumpay ng Pilipinas sa arbitral tribunal laban sa China tungkol sa South China Sea, marami pa ring mis- at disinformation ang kumakalat tungkol dito.
Several Facebook (FB) pages and groups, including Sen. Robin Padilla’s official account, passed off a photo showing former president Rodrigo Duterte relaxing outside his Davao City home, supposedly after stepping down from the presidency last June 30. It is misleading.
In a June 20 press conference, then-president elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed that Vietnam and Thailand imposed a ban on their rice exports. It is false.
Three days before stepping down, President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to using his powers as chief executive to turn lawmakers against ABS-CBN. This was contrary to earlier claims that he did not interfere in the non-renewal of the broadcasting network’s legislative franchise.
Outgoing Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero, who is returning to the Senate for a third term, wrongly claimed that the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is one of the two poorest regions in the Philippines.
Sotto is wrong in claiming that only three government officials enjoy priority landing and takeoff for their flights. This courtesy is also extended to the speaker of the House of Representatives, dignitaries, and other “identified” government officials, such as department secretaries, through a “special handling” of their flights. CAAP’s Media Affairs Officer Eric Apolonio told VERA Files Fact Check, however, that this privilege usually applies only to flights involving chartered private aircraft.
For at least the second time, President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that there is a pending case against him before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to his bloody war against illegal drugs.
