THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: NO, the whole world is NOT talking about Duterte’s compassion for overseas Filipino workers
This fake report trended on social media this week. Don’t believe it.
Tag Archives: Duterte
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte muling pinaliit ang kanyang suweldo
Sa isang talumpati sa 6th Regional Community Defense Group sa Dingle, Iloilo noong Peb. 22, si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay nagbigay ng maling halaga ng suweldo na kanyang tinatanggap.
Duterte does not understand media’s role in a democracy
Of the many things that Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said to justify the banning of Rappler and its reporter Pia Ranada in Malacañang premises, one thing stood out that reflected President Duterte ’s misunderstanding of the role of media in a democracy.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Calida falsely claims Duterte immunity exempts him from ICC probe, accuses CHR of bragging about probing the president
Duterte’s immunity from suit during his tenure does not stop the ICC from investigating him.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Calida maling ipinahayag na may immunity si Duterte sa pagsisiyasat ng ICC, inakusahan ang CHR na nagyayabang tungkol imbestigasyon sa presidente
Sinabi ni Solicitor General Jose Calida na may immunity si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pagsasampa ng kaso na magliligtas sa kanya sa anumang imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court (ICC) o ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Mali.
Lawyer slams Roque: ICC’s initial probe on drug killings ‘never a waste of time’
“Determining accountability and rendering justice is not and can never be a waste of time.”
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of anti-graft bodies through the years
Different commissions under different administrations have been set up to investigate corruption.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-graft body not in operation five months since Duterte’s urgent vow
“It’s been established but it hasn’t been constituted."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Anti-graft body, hindi pa rin nabubuo limang buwan mula nang mangako si Duterte
Ang PACC ay wala pang operasyon, sinabi ni Palace spokesperson Harry Roque sa isang media briefing.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte gets agriculture budget wrong; undersecretary agrees
The DA got the ninth largest share in the 2017 and 2018 budget.
