VERA Files
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. noong Mayo 11 na hindi na pinalawig ang “emergency status” ng Pilipinas. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
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.
A video circulating on social media is misleading people by implying that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed cardiologist Dr. Willie Ong as Health secretary. The position remains unfilled. The July 16 video by the YouTube channel PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS made the false implication in its headline, a portion of which read: “JUST IN […]
If President Rodrigo Duterte approves the vape bill before he leaves Malacanang on June 30, the Department of Health (DOH) says it will “result in an absurd situation” wherein similar products that cause harm and danger are regulated differently.
A Facebook (FB) page misleadingly claims the modernization of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital (DJFMH) was an initiative of the administration of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. On June 9, a post appeared with a graphic comparing the old hospital grounds and the newly constructed medical facility of the DJFMH. A part of the caption […]
Netizens on Facebook (FB) and Twitter have falsely claimed that the Department of Health (DOH) will artificially increase the number of COVID-19 cases in the country two days before the May 9 elections. The baseless claims, which started circulating on April 28 and continued to be shared a few days before the polls get underway, […]