Marcos lies still
Many of the false statements mythologizing the Marcoses are being circulated—in the form of press releases, transcripts, and audiovisual recordings—by offices under the Presidential Communications Office.
Tag Archives: Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS
Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na presyo ng bigas naging matatag dahil sa price cap WALANG BASEHAN
Nang tanungin sa isang briefing kung nabigo ang price cap na ibaba ang mga presyo ng bigas dahil mataas pa ang inflation rate, sinabi ni PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, "Ito ay isang tanong sa pananaliksik na pag-aaralan ng mga mananaliksik batay sa mga datos na aming kinokolekta."
Marcos and Romualdez’s hypocritical stance on prudent spending
Why are Marcos and Romualdez quiet now on the questions of misspending raised against Duterte?
Marcos Sr. at Jr.: Paano nagkaiba sa polisiya sa media?
Naging editor in chief ng Malaya na tinawag na “mosquito press” noong panahon ng martial law at ngayon ay editor in chief ng Business Mirror, ano kaya ang masasabi ni Lourdes “Chuchay” Fernandez sa pagkakaiba ng estado ng press freedom sa ilalim ng pamumuno ng anak ng diktador, si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.?
FACT CHECK: Romualdez misleads with claim that price ceiling on rice set by Marcos has affected world market
The price cap on rice took effect nationwide on Sept. 5 despite drawing flak from some lawmakers, economists and farmers’ groups.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez nanliligaw sa pahayag na ang price ceiling na itinakda ni Marcos ay nakaapekto sa pandaigdigang pamilihan
Ang pinakahuling ulat ng price index mula sa Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ng United Nations ay nagpapakita na ang All Rice Price index ay tumaas noong Agosto 2023 na umabot sa 142.4 puntos, na 9.8% na mas mataas kaysa sa nakaraang buwan at 31.2% higit pa kaysa sa halaga nito noong nakaraang taon.
Travel more, eat less
The proposed 2024 budget shows the administration's priorities for spending: a 58% increase in the president's travel funds, while the agriculture sector gets a measly 6% more than its budget this year.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Bakit problema ang underspending ng gobyerno?
Nanguna sa listahan ang Department of Information and Communications Technology na may 5.6% utilization rate lamang. Bakit mahalagang tugunan ang underspending ng mga tanggapan ng gobyerno? Narito ang mga bagay na kailangan mong malaman.
FACT SHEET: Why is government underspending a problem?
The Department of Information and Communications Technology topped the list of agencies that had low fund use with only a 5.6% utilization rate.