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FACT SHEET: What exactly did the Court of Appeals say about De Lima’s case?

By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe

May 19, 2025

9-minute read

News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted.

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FACT SHEET: Who should take credit for the free college tuition law?

By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe and Rhoanne De Guzman

May 15, 2025

6-minute read

With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

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FACT CHECK: Desisyon ni Marcos sa sexuality education bill nakabase sa maling impormasyon

By VERA Files

Jan 27, 2025

1-minute read

Mali si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa nilalaman ng comprehensive sexuality education sa Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill sa Senado.

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FACT SHEET: What we know about the HMPV virus

By Blanch Ancla

Jan 22, 2025

3-minute read

HMPV is a common respiratory virus that circulates in many countries from winter through spring. It is the sixth most common cause of influenza-like illness in the Philippines.

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FACT SHEET: What’s up with the delays in the controversial Maharlika Fund?

By Psalm Mishael Taruc

Jan 20, 2025

5-minute read

Maharlika fund faces delays in first investment, safeguards in IRR weakened

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FACT CHECK: ‘Unanimous’ PNP, AFP vote for pro-Duterte senators NEEDS CONTEXT

A Facebook page claimed that uniformed personnel from the AFP and the PNP voted unanimously for pro-Duterte senators. This needs context.

By VERA Files

Jun 3, 2025

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: Video of Imee hugging, kissing Kaufman is FAKE

The video merged two official photos and edited with artificial intelligence to make it appear as if Sen. Imee Marcos and Nicholas Kaufman, lawyer of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the ICC, were hugging and kissing.

By VERA FILES

Jun 3, 2025

2-minute read

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FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccine warning vs heart damage risk NEEDS CONTEXT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Pfizer and Moderna to update their COVID-19 vaccine warnings to include heart damage risk. However, the warning refers only to increased risk and not guaranteed damage.

By VERA FILES

Jun 2, 2025

3-minute read

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