VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo, Pacquiao, Moreno NOT disqualified to run in 2022
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Tag Archives: Duterte
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Photo misleads; 22-year-old Marcelo Fernan Bridge NOT a Duterte project
A reverse image search revealed that the photo of the Marcelo Fernan bridge used by Viraltrends was taken by a certain Antonio “Tony” Oquias and could be found in at least three stock image websites: Alamy, iStock by Getty Images, and Adobe Stock.
Philippine government will not cooperate with ICC; Duterte ‘no reaction’ on impending probe
Top Malacañang officials blasted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for violating the country’s “sovereignty” after it greenlighted the launch of a full-blown investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial “war on drugs.”
ICC authorizes full-blown probe into Duterte’s drug war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will proceed with the full-blown investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed by President Rodrigo Duterte in his war on drugs.
Global rights group wants ICC to ‘expedite’ request to probe Duterte’s drug war
A panel of 18 human rights experts from all over the world is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to decide quickly on a pending request to open a full-blown probe into President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, stressing the “lack of effective domestic remedies” for human rights victims in the country.
Duterte’s folly?
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee appears to have struck the big issue to prove that the Duterte administration's fight against corruption is a farce. And President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to discredit the Senate probers indicate that the Palace is in panic mode, attempting to abort a deeper investigation into the P8.7-billion procurement contract with a company with "questionable" qualifications.
Martial law survivors: Reject Dutertes, Marcoses in 2022
Describing President Rodrigo Duterte as “worse than Marcos,” survivors of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s martial law on Saturday urged voters to reject the Dutertes and Marcoses seeking election in May 2022.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Go DID NOT remove Robredo, Duque from office
Robredo does not hold any Cabinet post from which she can be removed. In the case of Duque, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go only advised him during a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing to address the findings of the Commission on Audit on the "deficiencies" in the Department of Health's (DOH) handling of the pandemic.
Corruption is like ‘snatching food from the mouths of babes’
In the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte likened corruption and ineptitude to "snatching food from the mouths of babes."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte nag-aalangan kung tatanggihan o tatanggapin ang pagbibitiw ni Duque
Tila hindi makapagdesisyon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kung ano ang gagawin kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque sa gitna ng mga panawagan na magbitiw ang kalihim dahil sa napag-alamang kakulangan sa dokumentasyon ng Department of Health (DOH) tungkol sa higit P67 bilyong pondo para sa COVID-19.
