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Tag: economy

  • BBM
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos claim on ‘slowing’ inflation rate needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 16, 2023 1:55 PM

    Reacting to the country’s 8.1% inflation rate posted in December 2022, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. noted that the increase in prices of goods and services is slowing. This needs context.

    Beijing, China, economy, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., inflation rate

  • BBM
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos sa ‘pagbagal’ ng inflation rate nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 16, 2023 1:55 PM

    Bilang reaksyon sa 8.1% inflation rate ng bansa na naitala noong Disyembre 2022, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na bumabagal ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyo. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    Beijing, China, economy, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., inflation rate

  • BSP Governor Medalla
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Joint statement ni BSP governor Medalla kasama ang mga economic managers na sumusuporta sa Maharlika Investment Fund bill nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 12, 2022 6:57 PM

    Kabilang sa mga unang nagpahayag ng mga reserbasyon sa panukalang Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, si Bangko Sentral Governor Felipe Medalla ay sumama sa iba pang economic managers sa pagsulong ng batas nito, na nagsasabing ito ay isang “sinubukan at nasubok” na investment vehicle for growth. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Benjamin Diokno, economy, Felipe Medalla, GSIS, Maharlika Investment Fund, Maharlika Wealth Fund, Martin Romualdez, Sovereign Wealth Fund, SSS, Stella Quimbo

  • BSP Governor Medalla
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BSP governor Medalla’s joint statement with economic managers supporting Maharlika Investment Fund bill needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 12, 2022 6:57 PM

    Bangko Sentral Governor Felipe Medalla, who initially voiced reservations over the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, has joined other economic managers in pushing its legislation, saying it is a “tried and tested” investment vehicle for growth. This needs context.

    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Benjamin Diokno, economy, Felipe Medalla, GSIS, Maharlika Investment Fund, Maharlika Wealth Fund, Martin Romualdez, Sovereign Wealth Fund, SSS, Stella Quimbo

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ang pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ ay kanyang ‘top priority’ nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 1:13 PM

    Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang kanyang administrasyon ay naglalagay ng “patuloy na tulong” para sa proteksyong panlipunan at kabuhayan “sa tuktok” ng listahan ng prayoridad nito. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    assistance, ayuda, bongbong marcos, budget, DOLE, DSWD, economy, ofws, OWWA, Pandemic, social protection, TUPAD

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that giving ‘ayuda’ is his ‘top priority’ needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 1:13 PM

    Although the Marcos administration placed “social protection” as one of its budget priorities for “human capital development,” Sonny Africa, executive director of the nonprofit IBON Foundation, noted that the total allocation for these programs in 2023 is P33.28 billion less than the P262.67 billion for 2022.

    assistance, ayuda, bongbong marcos, budget, DOLE, DSWD, economy, ofws, OWWA, Pandemic, social protection, TUPAD

  • Sandro Marcos
    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos inaccurately attributes weakening of peso solely to strong dollar

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 13, 2022 8:23 PM

    In a briefing with reporters, Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos blamed the strong dollar for the weakening of the peso, noting that the Philippines is not the only country experiencing currency depreciation. This needs context.

    dollar, economy, forex, peso, Sandro Marcos

  • Trixie Cruz-Angeles
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Press Secretary na ang inflation ay ‘hindi dahil sa anumang mga lokal na kadahilanan’ NAKALILIGAW

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 04, 2022 11:49 AM

    Sinabi ni Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles na ang dahilan ng pagtaas ng inflation sa bansa ay ang peso-dollar exchange rate na bumagsak sa pinakamababang halaga, at “hindi dahil sa anumang lokal kadahilanan.” Ito ay nakaliligaw.

    dollar, economy, exchange rate, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., inflation, inflation rate, Pandemic, peso, price, trixie cruz angeles

  • Trixie Cruz-Angeles
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Press Secretary misleads with statement that inflation is ‘not due to any local factors’

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 04, 2022 11:49 AM

    Sonny Africa, executive director of IBON Foundation, told VERA Files Fact Check in an email that while rising global prices of food and the depreciation of the peso, driven by interest rate hikes in the United States, are indeed immediate inflation factors, the government has “direct control over factors like the excise and value added taxes it puts on goods and services consumed or, like fuel, used to produce other goods and services.”

    dollar, economy, exchange rate, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., inflation, inflation rate, Pandemic, peso, price, trixie cruz angeles

  • Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nananatiling on track’ ang PH para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 29, 2022 5:23 PM

    Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) na ang Pilipinas ay nananatiling “on track” para maabot ang upper middle-income status sa 2023 “sa kabila ng mga hamon ng pandemya at ng pagkadiskaril ng pandaigdigang ekonomiya.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    Arsenio Balisacan, COVID-19, economy, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., GDP, GNI, middle-income status, NEDA, Pandemic, UNGA

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