Archive - Claims by Public Figures

Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context.

The decision in the League of Cities case saw four different reversals by the Supreme Court from the first ruling in 2008 until the final decision in 2011. None of the decisions were decided on unanimously.

After saying on Aug. 6 that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is dead once it is archived, Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III now admits the impeachment is "technically" still alive after the Senate archived the case.

Rodrigo Duterte has a history of threatening critics and witnesses when he was president. The prosecution filed in the ICC 43 counts of murder to show a pattern of violence characteristic of crimes against humanity.

Hindi bastang makalalaya si Rodrigo Duterte maliban kung aprubahan ng ICC ang kanyang pansamantalang paglaya. Walang kapangyarihan ang isang senador na iuwi siya mula sa pagkakakulong.

Mali ang sinabi ni Kitty Duterte na sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng kanyang ama, nakaaalis at nakauuwi nang ligtas ang mga bata.

Camarines Sur gubernatorial candidate Ronald Alarkon Rodriguez cautions his constituents against believing in “fake news,” saying he is disqualified from the May 12 race. This needs context.

Kitty Duterte falsely claimed in a campaign rally that young people could go out and come home “safely” during her father’s presidency.

As the former president is in the middle of a legal process, particularly the pre-trial stage, of the ICC, he cannot walk free unless the court approves his temporary release. A senator has no power to bring him back from detention in The Hague.

Maling iginiit ng Meta AI na ang Pilipinas ay may soberanya sa West Philippine Sea. Ang Pilipinas ay may mga sovereign rights, hindi soberanya, sa WPS. Ang dalawang konsepto ay hindi mapagpapalit.

Meta AI incorrectly described the labeling of the West Philippine Sea on Google Maps an "assertion of the country's sovereignty." The Philippines has sovereign rights, not sovereignty, over features in the WPS.

Nitong Marso, sinabi ni Sen. Imee Marcos na may P150 billion flood control budget ang Bicol. Hindi ito tumpak. Magkano ba talaga ang budget para sa flood control projects sa rehiyon? Alamin sa aming video fact check!