Can the U.S. invoke MDT if its vessel is attacked while aiding Taiwan vs China?
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Tag Archives: Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s repeat claim that rice is now at P25 per kilo needs context
While Marcos is correct that well-milled rice can be bought at P25 per kilo, he stopped short of saying that this is available only at the Kadiwa stores managed by the National Food Authority.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. inulit ang pahayag na nasa P25 kada kilo na ang bigas nangangailangan ng konteksto
Ipinakita sa pagbabantay sa presyo ng Department of Agriculture noong Marso 16 na ang bigas na ibinebenta sa mga pampublikong pamilihan sa Metro Manila ay umaabot pa rin sa P34-50 kada kilo para sa lokal na commercial rice at P37-50 para sa imported na bigas.
EDSA sa panahon ni Bongbong: Awkward
Mas maganda kung may kasamang hustisya sa reconciliation. Pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim on ICC jurisdiction needs context
Marcos is the latest and the highest public official who put into question ICC’s jurisdiction to investigate the drug-related killings under the Duterte administration.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos sa hurisdiksyon ng ICC nangangailangan ng konteksto
May hurisdiksyon ang ICC sa mga krimen na naganap sa Pilipinas sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito mula Nob. 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019, batay sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute, ang founding treaty ng ICC.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
Sa kanyang arrival statement sa Maynila mula sa Davos, Switzerland noong Enero 21, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang Pilipinas ay “nangunguna [sa] economic recovery” hindi lamang sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific kundi maging sa mundo. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world
According to the World Bank, indicators of economic recovery include a rebounding GDP, decreasing unemployment rate and stabilizing inflation rate. The Philippines does not lead the Asia-Pacific region in any of these indicators.
The secret travel manifest to Davos
Sergio Osmeña Jr., then the mayor of Cebu, persuaded journalist Nestor Mata to spend the night in the city. “Stay behind, little one,” Serging said. “No, I am returning to cover the president,” replied the newspaperman who was covering the trip of President Ramon Magsaysay for the Philippine Herald.
No mention of Marcos billions in Swiss bank accounts during 2023 WEF
The attendance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) from Jan. 16 to 20 in Davos, Switzerland was the ultimate redemption for him and his family and a stinging rebuke to the Filipino people.
