Duterte gains then loses points over quarantine call
President Rodrigo Duterte scored a point with the medical community by agreeing, although grudgingly, to revert to stricter quarantine, but he quickly lost more by ranting against health workers.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Duterte na ‘walang pang-aabuso’ sa Mindanao noong martial law, HINDI TOTOO
Ang pagmamalaki ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na "natapos nang walang pang-aabuso" ang martial law sa Mindanao ay taliwas sa mga ulat mula sa iba't ibang human rights watchdogs at advocacy groups.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte claim ‘no abuses’ in Mindanao martial law FALSE
President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that martial law in Mindanao “ended without abuses” runs contrary to reports from different human rights watchdogs and advocacy groups.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Free WiFi in public places law was signed in 2017, NOT 2020
Duterte signed RA 10929 nearly three years ago on Aug. 2, 2017.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT cancel classes for 2020-2021 during SONA
School year 2020-2021 is still slated to begin on Aug. 24.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral FB post NOT TRUE; classes set to resume on August 24
School year 2020-2021 will open on Aug. 24.
Duterte vows support for business amid COVID-19, threatens telcos with expropriation during SONA
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed support for business in order to rev up the economy that has been ravaged by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while threatening the country’s major telecommunications companies with expropriation if they do not improve their services by December.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral list of Duterte’s accomplishments MISLEADING
A viral litany on Facebook (FB) of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposed achievements in the past four years is misleading.
2019 SONA Promise Tracker
In 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte ended his State of the Nation Address (SONA) with a vision: “a comfortable life for everybody, all Filipinos,” within his last three years in office.
SONA 2019 PROMISE TRACKER: Economy
The government's economic team is calling on Congress to immediately pass the remaining packages under the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) along with other economic stimulus measures to help revive the economy reeling from the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
