VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bong Go’s 2018 photos in Aurora FALSELY used to claim Duterte has fulfilled jet ski vow
Duterte has done no such thing, and has even called this vow a “campaign joke.”
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gamit ang Revised Penal Code, Duterte nagbabala sa mga lokal na opisyal na ‘hindi magpapatupad ng COVID-19 na patakaran’ kailangan ng konteksto
Binalaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga local chief executive na maaari silang managot sa “pagpapabaya sa tungkulin" sa ilalim ng Revised Penal Code (RPC) kung mabigo silang "ipatupad ang batas" sa loob ng kanilang mga nasasakupan. Kailangan nito ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte citing Revised Penal Code in warning local officials who ‘do not enforce COVID-19 policies’ needs context
President Rodrigo Duterte warned local chief executives that they may be held accountable for “dereliction of duty” under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) if they fail to “enforce the law” within their jurisdictions. This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Trillanes DID NOT pay bloggers to discredit President Duterte
No part of the video, nor any news reports, support the erroneous claim.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT remove Pacquiao from PDP-Laban
President Rodrigo Duterte has not removed him.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte, Calida DID NOT announce Bongbong Marcos VP win
This is false. Marcos has not won the vice presidency, and neither Duterte nor Calida has confirmed it. The Supreme Court (SC)’s decision to dismiss Marcos’ election protest against vice president Leni Robredo for “lack of merit” is valid.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kahit na nilinaw ng NHCP na walang nakaaalam sa pinagmulan ni Lapulapu, Duterte iginiit na ang bayani ay isang mandirigmang Tausug
Inulit na naman ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, na kamakailan ay inilarawan bilang isang "makabagong Lapulapu" ng kanyang tagapagsalita na si Harry Roque, ang hindi napatunayang pahayag na ang Mactan chieftain na namuno sa 1,500-kataong hukbo nang talunin ang mga explorer ng nagsisilbi sa Espanya noong 1521 ay isang mandirigmang Tausug. Hindi bababa sa 20 beses na itong sinabi ni Duterte.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Even after NHCP clarification that Lapulapu’s origin remains unknown, Duterte insists the hero is a Tausug warrior
President Rodrigo Duterte, who was recently described as a “modern-day Lapulapu” by his spokesperson Harry Roque, repeated for at least the 20th time the unproven claim that the Mactan chieftain who led a 1,500-strong army to defeat Spanish-serving explorers in 1521 was a Tausug warrior.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sa kabila ng veto sa contractualization bill, Duterte nangako ng security of tenure
Sa kanyang mensahe noong Labor Day, inulit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang pangako noong kampanya na isusulong ang mga karapatan ng mga manggagawa, kasama na ang security of tenure.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Despite veto of contractualization bill, Duterte pushes for security of tenure
In his Labor Day message, President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his campaign promise to continue pushing for workers’ rights, including security of tenure. This needs context in view of the president’s veto of a Congress-approved measure prohibiting contractualization.