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The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.

Labor leader Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman is one of 10 running for the presidency in the May elections. His socialist views are not the usual sound bites people hear from other candidates. But could he sway voters to embrace what he is offering, so they understand he truly means to represent the oft-neglected masses?

Contrary to Magno’s claim, Soho did not interview Marcos Jr. in 2016 when he was then running for vice president, according to GMA-7.

While disappointing, the decision was not a surprise to those who sought to invalidate his candidacy.

Undersecretary Lorraine T. Badoy’s Feb. 5 statement on fact checkers reveals her misunderstanding of our role in the fight against disinformation.

House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, a candidate for senator in the May 9 polls, claimed that media giant ABS-CBN Corp. “hid” the “right amount” of taxes it should pay through its subsidiary, Big Dipper. This is false.

Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, misinformation that voters need to present a vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9 has been making the rounds on social media.

The truth is, the bicameral report provides less strict policies and a step back on existing regulations.

A graphic featuring Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s partial answer to a question in a radio interview was uploaded by several Facebook (FB) accounts, including an FB page of a former Palace media consultant, to make her look dumb. It is misleading.

Alex Magno, a columnist of the Philippine Star, wrongly stated that the late president Benigno Simeon Aquino III did not participate in any debate while campaigning during the 2010 elections.

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has said that, if elected, he is “perfectly willing” to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

One product’s availability online that many find worrisome is tobacco.