Archive - COVID-19 Watch Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 COVID-19 Watch Stigma around COVID-19 similar to discrimination facing people with HIV, say doctors MANILA -- Leila, a logistics nurse in a government hospital, went to pick up donations from a private company after her duty. When she arrived there, she saw the boxes stacked neatly at the lobby ready for pick up. By Diana G. Mendoza | Apr 13, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says he’s been warning of ‘deadly’ COVID-19 from the beginning. Not quite. President Duterte downplayed the gravity of the outbreak and likened the nature of the novel coronavirus to others that are either treatable or have already been contained in a press briefing two months ago. By VERA FILES | Apr 9, 2020 | 2-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral FB post claiming Canada is now “COVID-19 free” FALSE As of April 8, Canada is reported to have 17, 897 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to its government's case tracker. By VERA Files | Apr 9, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizen MISLEADS with claim that contaminated COVID-19 test kits in UK are from China Reports on the matter do not say the kits are supplied from China. By VERA Files | Apr 9, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Queen Elizabeth DID NOT praise Duterte, lambast Filipinos in recent speech The Queen's address was primarily one of gratitude and appreciation for the efforts of Britain's frontliners. It made no mention of any country or leader. By VERA Files | Apr 8, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Japan’s PM announced COVID-19 ‘medicine’ MISLEADING The netizen inaccurately interprets a statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. By VERA Files | Apr 6, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pacquiao is wrong; PH has been dealing with ‘coronavirus issue’ since January Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s claim that the “coronavirus issue” had not reached the Philippines until later in March is false. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2020 | 4-minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hontiveros quote card on removing police from streets the right response to COVID-19 FAKE This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Apr 1, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, LeBron James DID NOT say Duterte is ‘better’ than Trump in handling COVID-19 crisis This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Mar 31, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story on Sotto ‘disallowing’ granting of emergency powers for Duterte bears FALSE HEADLINE Sotto never uttered the fabricated quote. By VERA Files | Mar 28, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘ABS-CBN’ advisory on extended community quarantine ‘until May’ FAKE This post is fake. Don't believe it. By VERA Files | Mar 27, 2020 | -minute read KEEP READING COVID-19 Watch VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on power of local gov’t in handling COVID-19 In just four days, President Rodrigo Duterte went from telling local officials that they don't need permission to implement ordinances to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to “ordering” them to “stand down” and obey. By VERA Files | Mar 27, 2020 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 … 17 18 19 20 21 … 23 Older posts