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While the 1987 Constitution does not expressly prohibit being sworn in earlier, lawyer Christian Monsod, a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, said Duterte-Carpio should not take her oath of office “until there is an office to assume.”
Marcos did not say that he favors granting a franchise to ABS-CBN. But he did say that the media network should first resolve the issues raised against it before reapplying for a franchise at the House of Representatives’ committee on legislative franchises.
Section 3, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution specifically states that the vice president, if appointed to a Cabinet position, is exempted from the scrutiny of the CA, which is mandated to approve or disapprove appointments made by the president.
For at least the second time, President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that there is a pending case against him before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to his bloody war against illegal drugs.
The figures reflected in transparency servers are unofficial. Only the respective board of canvassers (BOC) for each level have the power to produce the certificate of canvass (COC) that would be used to officially proclaim the winners of various positions.
Columnist Rigoberto “Bobi” Tiglao of The Manila Times falsely claimed that the Palimbang massacre was “fake” and “invented” to get compensation from the Philippines’ Human Rights Violations Reparations Law.
Unopposed candidates need only at least one vote to win, according to the Comelec.
Several Facebook (FB) accounts, including a page of a lawyer who was a former Malacañang social media consultant, published an alleged exchange between Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. It needs context.
The last of this seven-part series covers former vice president Jejomar Binay, former Ifugao representative Teddy Baguilat, former Eastern Samar governor Lutgardo Barbo, former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista, and former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson Greco Belgica. Binay, if elected, will join his daughter, Nancy Binay, in the Senate.
In this seven-part series, VERA Files Fact Check dug up relevant information about select senatorial hopefuls to help the electorate in making the choice.