FACT CHECK: NO arrest warrant vs. Marcos
A video on YouTube falsely claims that the Supreme Court is issuing a warrant of arrest against President Ferdinand Marcos for allegedly committing plunder.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger makes MISLEADING claims about Marcos era
A video made inaccurate claims about roles played by former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former senator Ninoy Aquino in Philippine history.
People Power sa lente ni Bullit
Nakaukit na sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ang mga litrato ng EDSA People Power Revolution na kuha ng batikang photojournalist na si Bullit Marquez. Para sa ika-21 episode ng What The F?! Podcast, binalikan ni Bullit ang kwento ng apat na araw niyang coverage noong Pebrero 1986.
Marcos’ PH roadshow and the ICC probe
If you listen closely to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s strident reaction to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume the investigation into the killings related to Duterte’s war on drugs, he didn’t completely rule out allowing the ICC to come into the country.
Marcos’ PH roadshow and the ICC probe">VERA FILES FACT CHECK: BSP DID NOT issue P500 Marcos Sr. banknote
A YouTube video falsely claims the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas newly released a P500 bill bearing the face of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos tungkol sa bilang ng mga drug addict sa PH nangangailangan ng konteksto
Nangangailangan ng konteksto ang pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na may humigit-kumulang 4.5 milyong drug addict sa Pilipinas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim about the number of drug addicts in PH needs context
While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only around 1.67 million, or two out of 100 Filipinos, are considered “current drug users.”
The woman Marcos left behind fleeing the EDSA revolt
At 9:05 in the evening of February 25, 1986, as the multitude of Filipinos in revolt closed in on Malacañang, the Marcoses scurried out of the palace with their 22 crates of loot on board four helicopters from the United States embassy. It was believed that the deposed dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos had taken everyone dear to him and everything of immense value into exile. He did not. Marcos abandoned his own mother.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for Marcos tape denouncing Cory Aquino over Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
It is not the first time the clip made the rounds on social media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan-PH partnership DID NOT use ‘Marcos’ blueprint for highway project
There was no mention of any blueprint or contribution from Marcos.
