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Category: NED FC

  • Categories Editor's Pick NED FC PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can presumptive VP Sara Duterte be sworn in before June 30?

    By VERA FILES  |  May 21, 2022 12:43 AM

    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.”

    2022 Election, Sara Duterte-Carpio

  • #VERAfied: Mindanao newspaper’s claim on Marcos Jr. favoring franchise renewal of ABS-CBN needs context
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mindanao newspaper’s claim on Marcos Jr. favoring franchise renewal of ABS-CBN needs context

    By VERA Files  |  May 18, 2022 11:42 AM

    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.

    ABS-CBN franchise, bongbong marcos

  • Marcos Jr
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos seeking confirmation of Sara Duterte’s DepEd nomination needs context

    By VERA Files  |  May 17, 2022 12:49 PM

    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.

    bongbong marcos, Commission on Appointments, Department of Education, Sara Duterte-Carpio

  • Rodrigo Duterte
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte errs again in claiming he has pending case in UN court

    By VERA Files  |  May 16, 2022 2:44 PM

    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.

    International Court of Justice, Rodrigo Duterte

  • VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When is your vote considered ‘official’? 3 things you need to know
    Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet NED FC PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When is your vote considered ‘official’? 3 things you need to know

    By VERA Files  |  May 13, 2022 3:50 PM

    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.

    Elections 2022, official votes

  • VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Tiglao falsely claims Palimbang massacre is ‘fake’
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Tiglao falsely claims Palimbang massacre is ‘fake’

    By VERA Files  |  May 12, 2022 3:49 PM

    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.

    Marcos martial law, palimbang massacre

  • VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What it means to be ‘unopposed’ in the 2022 polls
    Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet NED FC PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What it means to be ‘unopposed’ in the 2022 polls

    By VERA Files  |  May 04, 2022 6:35 PM

    Unopposed candidates need only at least one vote to win, according to the Comelec.

    Elections 2022, unopposed candidates

  • VERAfied: Satire post shared by FB pages, former PCOO consultant not appropriately labeled
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Satire post shared by FB pages, former PCOO consultant not appropriately labeled

    By VERA Files  |  May 04, 2022 6:11 PM

    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.

    Juan Ponce Enrile, Leni Robredo

  • VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates

    By VERA FILES  |  Apr 29, 2022 9:00 AM

    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.

    2022 elections, Greco Belgica, Herbert Bautista, Jojo Binay, Lutz Barbo, PHLVOTE2022, Teddy Baguilat

  • VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates

    By VERA FILES  |  Apr 28, 2022 9:00 AM

    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.

    2022 elections, Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz escudero, JV Ejercito, Leila de Lima, PHLVOTE2022

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