Bongbong Marcos enters the world stage
The office of incoming President Ferdinand " Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced that he is thinking of attending the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Cash assistance for all Filipinos under proposed BBM bill NOT TRUE
A viral video falsely claimed that the administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will provide cash assistance to all Filipinos under a proposed stimulus bill.
Why we have to learn the art of listening and discerning
In his insightful piece in Time Magazine on the election as president of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the ousted dictator, scholar Jonathan Ong said: “To fight back, progressive leaders should advance their own counter-narrative and persuasive vision. But first, they must acknowledge their failure to listen.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: 2019 photos of rice prices in Davao City MISLEAD
Current rice prices in that particular location range from P33 to P38 per kilo as of May 25, according to a fact check article written by community paper and Tsek.ph partner MindaNews.
We are now ruled by a mob
It is a first in our election history.
Marcos’ Australia connection
Former PCGG Commissioner Ruben Carranza ties Marcos Sr.'s Australian connection with Swiss bank accounts.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng dyaryo sa Mindanao na pinapaboran ni Marcos Jr. ang pag-renew ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sinabi sa Facebook (FB) page ng Mindanao Daily News, isang pahayagan na nakabase sa Cagayan de Oro City, na nag “thumbs up” si presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. sa franchise renewal ng media network na ABS-CBN. Ang pahayag na ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto. Sinabi ni Marcos na hindi niya nakikita kung bakit hindi na dapat ibalik sa ABS-CBN ang prangkisa nito kapag naresolba na nito ang mga nilabag umano nito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mindanao newspaper’s claim on Marcos Jr. favoring franchise renewal of ABS-CBN needs context
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.
Pablo Picasso finally shows up
The British Broadcasting Corporation, in a 2014 reportage, said that a group of artworks were seized from Imelda Marcos by order of the court. Among these was a painting that art experts and connoisseurs worldwide recognize as Pablo Picasso’s Femme Couchée VI (Reclining Woman).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos seeking confirmation of Sara Duterte’s DepEd nomination needs context
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.
