VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte DID NOT respond to Isko Moreno comment on tarpaulins in circulating video
The Davao City mayor made no reference to Moreno in her monologue.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Graphic of Lacson supporting Bam Aquino’s Senate run NOT new; it’s from 2019
The graphic and Lacson's endorsement was made to look recent and timed for the 2022 national polls.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT order removal of Smartmatic
A cursory Google search revealed Duterte made no such order this month.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another video FALSELY announces Marcos as winner of VP poll recount
The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has not issued a verdict on the matter.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens resurface FAKE Vico Sotto quote on electing a leader
The Pasig City mayor said no such thing. It’s an altered quote card.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says he’s barred from seeking public office after his term. Is that so?
President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed he is barred from seeking “any public office” after his term expires.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sabi ni Duterte hindi siya maaaring kumandidato pa matapos ang kanyang termino. Ganoon ba?
Sa isang talumpati noong Marso 10, si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay nagbitaw ng maling pahayag na siya ay hindi na puwedeng tumakbo para sa "anumang pampublikong posisyon" pagkatapos ng kanyang termino.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte was already campaigning as early as 2015
It could have been a slip, except the president says it is the “truth.” President Rodrigo Duterte, recalling his meeting two years ago with former president Benigno Aquino III on the day of the Mamasapano encounter, said he was in Zamboanga City to “campaign.”
Survey: Teachers take the lead in helping voters with disabilities
By DANIEL ABUNALES THE disability sector still faces a host of challenges, but at least when it comes to voting, persons with disabilities (PWDs) are getting some help. In a recent survey, Alyansa ng may Kapanansanang Pinoy (AKAP-Pinoy) said the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in the May 9 polls were sensitive enough to the
PWDs keen on local absentee voting
By FEONA IMPERIAL ADVOCATES are pushing for absentee voting for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the next elections. Given the option to vote way ahead of polling day, PWDs no longer have to endure polling places and inaccessible physical environments on election day, Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga, executive director of the National Council on Disability Affairs told
