VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte changes stand on same-sex marriage
President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this month said he cannot approve of same-sex marriage because the law allows marriage only between a man and a woman.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Has the drug war resulted in 7,000 to 8,000 deaths?
First, it was 7,000. Now, the disputed body count in the war on drugs has been raised further to 8,000 by no less than Vice President Leni Robredo’s legal adviser, former Akbayan Representative Ibarra Gutierrez.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICC can strip off Duterte’s immunity
President Rodrigo Duterte invoked presidential immunity when he threatened to kill criminals and drug addicts during his Aug. 5 speech before troops in Capiz.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can Mighty Corp. just pay up and be off the hook?
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to enter into a compromise deal with cigarette maker Mighty Corp., which is being accused of tax evasion.
Forensics, withheld evidence seen to bolster Tokhang survivor’s case
When police chief Ronald de la Rosa was once asked to explain before the Senate the deaths in the drug war, he had one reply: “They resisted arrest. Otherwise, they would have been alive.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte cleared of involvement in the Davao Death Squad?
Shortly after self-confessed hitman Arturo Lascañas pinned then Davao City mayor now president Rodrigo Duterte as mastermind of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), Communications Secretary Martin Andanar belied this claim.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is Duterte’s popularity rising?
Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said last week President Rodrigo Duterte's popularity has been rising despite criticisms and exposés.
Trillanes to Duterte: sign waiver of bank secrecy law addressed to BPI
The public should be more discerning this time with President Duterte’s bluster when confronted with the issue of his BPI bank accounts which have been recipients of deposits amounting to over P2 billion from 2006 to 2015 from several sources.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on family’s wealth
President Rodrigo Duterte is now tweaking his narrative from being born to a poor family and growing up “in the slums” and is now saying his family was and is not poor.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Was Duterte’s chest pain checkup ‘just a story’?
The Press Secretary is the liaison between the government, the public and the media. One of his functions is to clarify, confirm or deny information that the media ask him for confirmation.
