Archive - Claims by Public Figures Year 2024 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Willie Revillame wrongly claims 94% to 97% of Filipinos are poor Justifying his bid for a seat in the Senate in the 2025 elections, television host Willie Revillame falsely claimed that 94% to 97% of Filipinos are poor. By VERA Files | Oct 24, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Escudero falsely credits Congress for BARMM anti-dynasty rule The anti-dynasty provision is contained in a Bangsamoro law and a Comelec resolution. Neither the Comelec nor the transitional Bangsamoro Parliament are considered part of Congress By VERA Files | Oct 7, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Duterte again flip-flops on Marcos, ‘opposition’ status Within five minutes, former president Rodrigo Duterte has contradicted himself from saying the PDP belongs to the opposition in the current administration to not being in the opposition. By VERA Files | Oct 3, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Bong Go claim on Duterte ‘not allowing’ illegal activities needs context While no court has yet found Rodrigo Duterte guilty of involvement in illegal activities, his name has been mentioned in some ongoing investigations into unlawful undertakings during his terms as Davao City mayor and as the country’s president. By VERA Files | Sep 25, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: VP Duterte flip-flops on ‘friendship’ with Marcos Just less than three months before, Vice President Sara Duterte said she and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were "still friends." By VERA Files | Sep 24, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Bong Go understates Duterte’s ‘link’ to Michael Yang Michael Yang is not merely linked to Duterte. He was the then-president’s economic adviser in 2018. By VERA Files | Sep 20, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Bong Go falsely claims he has been ‘against’ POGOs Go was one of the 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232, recognizing the legitimacy of offshore online gaming and taxing the POGOs. By VERA Files | Sep 18, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: VP Duterte’s claim on Davao City’s COVID-19 funds needs context It was not only Davao City that did not have a budget allocation for COVID-19 response when the WHO declared the outbreak as a global pandemic. By VERA Files | Sep 10, 2024 | 2-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: VP Duterte’s claim that Quiboloy hunt is about religious freedom misleads The PNP was enforcing court orders for the arrest of Quiboloy in relation to cases of human trafficking, child abuse and sexual assault. The Senate also has a standing contempt, arrest and detention order for the KOJC leader. By VERA Files | Sep 10, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Salceda wrongly claims PAGASA ‘sleeping on the job’ Albay Rep. Joey Salceda falsely claimed that PAGASA was "sleeping on the job" for issuing late advisories about typhoon Enteng. By VERA Files | Sep 9, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte’s claim on lawmaker’s ‘conviction’ of child abuse needs context While Duterte did not name names, she was looking at France Castro when she mentioned “somebody convicted of child abuse” during the hearing. By VERA Files | Sep 9, 2024 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: The Marcos administration’s evolving stance on allowing ICC investigators Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said on July 29 that the Philippine government will "not get in the way" of the ICC's interview of the five former and current high-ranking police officials tagged as suspects in the Duterte administration's drug war. By VERA Files | Sep 2, 2024 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 Older posts