VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Padilla echoes Marcos, Guevarra statements against ICC that lack context
The ICC retains jurisdiction over any crimes that occurred in the Philippines when it was still a state party from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Padilla inulit ang pahayag nina Marcos at Guevarra laban sa ICC na walang konteksto
May hurisdiksyon pa rin ang ICC sa anumang krimen na naganap sa Pilipinas noong ito ay state party mula Nob. 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019. Hindi nawawala ang mga obligasyon ng isang dating state party tulad ng Pilipinas sa mga insidente na naganap sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito, batay sa Article 127 paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute, ang founding treaty ng ICC.
Marcos should don agriculture hat more often to bring down prices
Marcos appears to be much aware of the troubles in the agriculture sector, but his performance in the first seven months of his administration as DA secretary leaves much to be desired.
Cleaning up the mess Vic Rodriguez left behind
Since his "complete exit" from the Marcos government in September 2022, it now appears that the former executive secretary had left behind such a mess in the administration. It would have been more disastrous had he been allowed to stay on in the Marcos Cabinet.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos claim on ‘slowing’ inflation rate needs context
While there was indeed a slowdown in the country’s inflation rate in the last month of 2022, it is still the highest recorded since the 9.1% posted in November 2008. It is also the fastest in 14 years, financial data and media company Bloomberg reported on Jan. 5.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos sa ‘pagbagal’ ng inflation rate nangangailangan ng konteksto
Bagama't nagkaroon nga ng paghina sa inflation rate ng bansa noong huling buwan ng 2022, ito pa rin ang pinakamataas na naitala mula noong 9.1% na nai-post noong Nobyembre 2008. Ito rin ang pinakamabilis sa loob ng 14 na taon, Iniulat ng financial data at media company na Bloomberg noong Enero 5.
FACT SHEET: Disparity in body count of drug war victims explained
The Marcos administration has revamped the government’s anti-drug campaign in a bid to focus on demand reduction and rehabilitation of users, as opposed to the all-out war that led to the death of thousands of Filipinos in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pagkakaiba sa bilang ng katawan ng mga biktima ng giyera laban sa droga ipinaliwanag
Binago ng administrasyong Marcos ang kampanya laban sa droga ng gobyerno para pagtuunan ng pansin ang pagbabawas ng demand at rehabilitasyon ng mga user, taliwas sa all-out war na humantong sa pagkamatay ng libu-libong Pilipino sa war on drugs ng administrasyong Duterte.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Maharlika Investment Fund explained
What is the Maharlika Investment Fund? Why is it facing so much backlash?
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Maharlika Investment Fund ipinaliwanag
Habang nagaganap ang pampublikong debate tungkol sa Maharlika Investment Fund, narito ang kailangan mong malaman sa isyu.