VERA FILES FACT CHECK: UP is NOT closing down
University of the Philippines is not closing down. No such announcement has been made by the univ or any other public office or official.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video implying that Robredo’s Angat Buhay Program is an NGO NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook (FB) video is insinuating that the existing Angat Buhay Program of Vice President Leni Robredo is a non-governmental organization (NGO). Posted on June 7 by the FB page Palerista TV (created on Oct. 7, 2021), the video’s creator posted a disclaimer that his statement is “just an opinion and not an accusation.” He
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on additional P500 ayuda for the poor MISLEADING
The Duterte admin promised to provide a monthly subsidy of P500 to the poorest families amid rising oil prices in March. No news reports confirm such contribution in June.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BSP issuing ‘new’ P150 bill featuring Rizal’s face is FALSE
In 2012, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said images of a P150 banknote with Jose Rizal's face is “fictitious.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Nutribun NOT a Marcos project
A Facebook post erroneously claimed the Nutribun program was an initiative of the administration of the late ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
