World Bank: COVID-19 worsens child malnutrition, stunting in PH
Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults.
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Scorecard: Six years of fact checking Duterte
The country’s former top public official was VERA Files’ most fact-checked personality since 2016. He was named the “most fact-checked figure” in 2018 and the top purveyor of disinformation on COVID-19 among government officials in 2020.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinokontra si Diokno sa pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis
Ang pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kamakailan tungkol sa pagbibigay ng perang ayuda at subsidies sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic ay sumasalungat sa pananaw ni Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa usapin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts Diokno on giving ‘ayuda’ amid COVID-19 crisis
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent pronouncement on granting cash assistance and subsidies amid the COVID-19 pandemic runs counter to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s view on the matter.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio flip flops on ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes by November
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, concurrently the Education secretary, has issued Department Order No. 034 dated July 11, 2022, mandating full face-to-face classes in all public and private schools starting Nov. 2.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio nag-flip-flop sa ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes sa Nobyembre
Sa pagpapaliwanag sa mga nagawa ng Department of Education sa unang 100 araw ng administrasyong Marcos, umatras si Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio sa kanyang iniutos na full face-to-face classes sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nananatiling on track’ ang PH para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) na ang Pilipinas ay nananatiling “on track” para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 “sa kabila ng mga hamon ng pandemya at ng pagkadiskaril ng pandaigdigang ekonomiya.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that PH ‘remains on track’ to reach upper middle-income status by 2023 needs context
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the Philippines remains “on track” to reach upper middle-income status by 2023 “despite the challenges of the pandemic and the global economic upheavals.” This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos Jr. na ang pagkakaroon ng COVID-19 ay ‘parang may trangkaso’ nangangailangan ng konteksto
Ipinahayag kamakailan ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na ang COVID-19 infection na dulot ng Omicron variant ay “tulad ng pagkakaroon ng trangkaso.” Ang pahayag na ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s statement that getting COVID-19 is ‘like having flu’ needs context
Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global technology nonprofit.