FACT CHECK: Marcos’ statement on ‘emergency status’ in the country needs context
While Marcos did not extend the state of calamity which ended in 2022, he has yet to lift the state of public health emergency which remains in effect.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Metro Manila NOT under Alert Level 3
A Facebook Reel falsely implies that Metro Manila has been placed under Alert Level 3. The misleading Reel used an old news report.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Face masks, vaxx cards NOT required under Alert Level 1
An infographic claims that wearing face masks and presenting vaccination cards when entering establishments are mandatory while Metro Manila remains under alert level 1. Not true.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang alam ng mga health expert sa ngayon tungkol sa ‘Arcturus’ Omicron subvariant
Ano ang Arcturus subvariant? Dapat ba itong maging dahilan ng pag-aalala?
FACT SHEET: What health experts know so far about ‘Arcturus’ Omicron subvariant
While the Arcturus subvariant is “increasing in global prevalence,” health officials noted that current available evidence does not show any differences in the severity of its effect compared to the original Omicron variant.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: There is NO Philippine arrest warrant vs Bill Gates
A widely-circulated web article about a Philippine court ordering the arrest of American business magnate Bill Gates is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
Sa kanyang arrival statement sa Maynila mula sa Davos, Switzerland noong Enero 21, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang Pilipinas ay “nangunguna [sa] economic recovery” hindi lamang sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific kundi maging sa mundo. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world
According to the World Bank, indicators of economic recovery include a rebounding GDP, decreasing unemployment rate and stabilizing inflation rate. The Philippines does not lead the Asia-Pacific region in any of these indicators.
FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?
At the start of 2023, an international debt watcher reported that the Philippines is among the few countries that will see a decline in their debt stock “by several percentage points” based on projected high nominal GDP growth.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Mapapamahalaan’ pa ba ang utang ng Pilipinas?
Sa simula ng 2023, iniulat ng isang international debt watcher na ang Pilipinas ay kabilang sa ilang mga bansa na makakakita ng pagbaba sa kanilang debt stock “ng ilang percentage points” batay sa inaasahang mataas na nominal GDP growth.