Archive - Claims by Public Figures Year 2025 all 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Items per page 24 12 18 24 30 Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT 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. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK: Rodriguez misstates involvement in 2022 sugar fiasco Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez claimed with no basis that he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022. By VERA Files | Jan 16, 2025 | 3-minute read KEEP READING
