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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Manila lawmaker wrongly claims no law requires govt officials to submit SALN

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2023 5:52 PM

During the Sept. 20 plenary debates on the proposed 2024 budget of the Office of the Ombudsman, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., quoting Ombudsman Samuel Martires, claimed that there is no law requiring government officials to submit a Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). This is wrong. STATEMENT GABRIELA Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas […]

2024 budget, Bienvenido Abante Jr., Ombudsman, saln, Samuel Martires

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez misleads with claim that price ceiling on rice set by Marcos has affected world market

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2023 5:37 PM

In a press release published on his Facebook page, House Speaker Martin Romualdez claimed that the “huge reduction of the prices of rice in the global market” has been partly due to the implementation of a local price ceiling. This is misleading. STATEMENT In a Sept. 7 Facebook post, Romualdez shared a photo of a […]

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Martin Romualdez, price, price cap, Rice

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bakit may P41 price cap kung ‘malapit na’ ang P20 kada kilo ng bigas?

By VERA Files | Sep 20, 2023 7:21 PM

Noong Aug. 31, nagtalaga ng P41 price cap kada kilo ng regular-milled rice si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., na secretary din ng Department of Agriculture (DA). Kontra ito sa mga nauna niyang pahayag na malapit nang maabot ang pangako niyang P20 kada kilo ng bigas. Anyare?

bigas, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., presyo ng bigas

#VERAFIED FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane?

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane?

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2023 11:57 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.

BIKE LANES, EDSA, MMDA, MOTORCYCLE, traffic

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why is government underspending a problem?

By VERA Files | Sep 11, 2023 7:12 AM

In a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on Aug. 15, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed agencies to address underspending and improve their budget utilization. The growth in government underspending in the second quarter of the year has been a concern raised during budget briefings both in the Senate and the House of Representatives over the past […]

budget utilization, Department of Budget and Management, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., underspending

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on surge in rice prices contradicts EO

By VERA Files | Sep 11, 2023 6:51 AM

In a recent speech, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. once again pointed at smugglers and hoarders as the sole reason for the increase in rice prices, contradicting his earlier order that cited other global factors driving up costs. STATEMENT Before leaving Manila on Sept. 4 to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Marcos delivered […]

department of agriculture, Executive Order No. 39, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., hoarding, Rice, smuggling

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: TikTok influencer echoes First Gen claim that natural gas is the ‘cleanest-burning of all fossil fuels,’ which needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 08, 2023 5:54 PM

The United Nations Environment Programme notes that methane is a hazardous gas and is 80 times more potent at warming the Earth than CO2 over a 20-year period.

Ayn Bernos, Energy, First Gen, fossil fuels, natural gas

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quiboloy falsely claims Commission on Human Rights ‘doesn’t pry’ into human rights violations of the New People’s Army

By VERA Files | Sep 01, 2023 12:52 PM

The CHR investigates killings allegedly committed by the NPA. It launched at least two probes in April this year, and another two in May and October 2022.

Apollo Quiboloy, Commission on Human Rights, CPP, drug war, ICC, NDF, NPA, SMNI

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former Philstar.com editor not a CPP-NPA-NDF operative, as Badoy claims without evidence

By VERA Files | Aug 30, 2023 3:45 PM

“I am also no longer an editor at Philstar.com. I resigned in June and my last day was July 24, so there is no basis to connect me to the story – which was a legitimate story, in any case – at all,” said Jonathan De Santos, the incumbent chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.

CPP-NPA-NDF, Jonathan De Santos, Lorraine Badoy, Philippine Star, PhilStar.com, SMNI

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang bago sa renewable energy?

By VERA Files | Aug 25, 2023 6:03 PM

Ibinida ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang renewable energy sa kanyang State of the Nation Address noong July 24. Bakit ito priority ng Marcos administration?

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., renewable energy, SONA