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.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte hinamon si Carpio na mag debate tungkol sa WPS dispute, pagkatapos umatras; Palasyo tinawag itong ‘demotion’
Kumambyo sa loob lamang ng dalawang araw, umatras si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang hamon na makipagdebate kay retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio tungkol sa pag-alis ng mga barko ng Philippine Navy noong 2012 sa maritime standoff sa Scarborough Shoal sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas, gayundin ang panalo ng bansa sa Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) noong 2016.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte dares Carpio to debate on WPS dispute, then backs out; Palace calls it a ‘demotion’
Shifting gears in just two days, President Rodrigo Duterte backed out from his challenge to debate with retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio about the withdrawal of Philippine Navy ships during the 2012 maritime standoff at Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines, as well as the latter's 2016 win at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Matapos igiit ang arbitral win sa UN, Duterte tinawag ngayon itong ‘isang piraso lamang ng papel’
Sa pag uulit-ulit ng kanyang paninindigan na iwasan ang "gulo" sa China, tinawag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang makasaysayang panalo sa arbitration ng Pilipinas noong 2016 laban sa higante ng Asia sa pagtatalo ng South China Sea bilang "isang piraso lamang ng papel" na kanyang "itatapon sa basurahan,” sa isang televised address noong Mayo 5.
