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FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT
By VERA Files
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Aug 24, 2025
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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.

FACT CHECK: Hontiveros errs on reversal of ‘unanimous’ SC rulings
By VERA Files
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Aug 15, 2025
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The decision in the League of Cities case saw four different reversals by the Supreme Court from the first ruling in 2008 until the final decision in 2011. None of the decisions were decided on unanimously.

FACT CHECK: Sotto flipflops on status of VP Sara’s impeachment
By VERA Files
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Aug 9, 2025
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After saying on Aug. 6 that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is dead once it is archived, Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III now admits the impeachment is "technically" still alive after the Senate archived the case.
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