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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: He came from Vietnam, not Laos

THE president is confused. On October 4, President Rodrigo Duterte apologized for the infamous Hitler remark when he met members of the Jewish Association of the Philippines in a visit to Beit Yaacov Synagogue in Makati. STATEMENT: “But one day, when I was coming home from Laos, I was a bit tired, we were on

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: He came from Vietnam, not Laos

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is the EDCA invalid because it wasn’t signed by Aquino?

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte questioned the validity of EDCA or the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and the United States in his speech at the Masskara Festival in Bacolod City on Sunday. The agreement, forged to advance the implementation of the Philippine-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951, was signed by former National Defense Secretary

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is the EDCA invalid because it wasn’t signed by Aquino?

Is that so? Pacquiao wants death penalty despite saying he’s pro-life

IN his first privilege speech as a senator, Manny Pacquiao pushed for the reinstatement of the death penalty for heinous crimes, such as drug trafficking. August 8, 2016 – Senate Session No. 6 “Ang lahat po ay may karapatang mabuhay. Pero bilang mambabatas, may obligasyon rin po tayo sa ating mga mamamayan na mabigyan sila

Is that so? Pacquiao wants death penalty despite saying he’s pro-life

Is that so? Duterte, Alvarez shift from Con-Con to Con-Ass

PRESIDENT Duterte has mentioned time and again that he wants the Constitution changed. But he has flip-flopped on how he wants it done. A year ago, he favored Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) over Constitutional Assembly (Con-Ass) to revise the Constitution. His reasons for the change of heart? A softening toward members of Congress whom he says

Is that so? Duterte, Alvarez shift from Con-Con to Con-Ass