Harry Roque Archives

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Harry Roque has NOT replaced Remulla as justice secretary

By VERA Files | Nov 18, 2022 3:51 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos appointed former spokesperson Harry Roque to replace Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). There is no such announcement. Also, suspended Bureau of Corrections Chief Gen. Gerald Bantag has not been reinstated, contrary to the video’s claim. On Nov. […]

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about the senatorial candidates

By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2022 9:00 AM

In this seven-part series, VERA Files Fact Check dug up relevant information about select senatorial hopefuls to help the electorate in making the choice. Part 1 covers three candidates who had served in government – former Palace spokesperson Harry Roque, former Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro and former Public Works secretary Mark Villar – and television-radio host Raffy Tulfo. Villar, if elected, will join his mother, Cynthia Villar, in the Senate.

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Senatorial candidates: Harry, Gibo, Tulfo, Villar

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa mga kandidato sa pagkasenador

By VERA Files | Apr 26, 2022 9:00 AM

Una sa pitong bahagi. Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto.

Elections 2022, Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro, Harry Roque, Mark Villar, Raffy Tulfo, senatorial candidates, senatorial profiles

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag na si dating spox Roque ang gumawa ng health care law nangangailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Dec 17, 2021 12:10 PM

Isang infographic ang nagbigay kredito sa dating Kabayan Party-list representative na si Harry Roque bilang may-akda ng Universal Health Care Law. Nangangailangan ito ng konteksto dahil isa lamang siya sa mahigit isandaang iba pang mambabatas na nakalista bilang mga may-akda.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former spox Roque’s claim on health care law authorship needs context

By VERA FILES | Dec 17, 2021 12:06 PM

Roque is only one among over a hundred other lawmakers listed as authors of the measure.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque nagbago ng isip tungkol sa pagkandidato para senador sa 2022

By VERA Files | Nov 05, 2021 5:39 PM

Mula sa pagdedeklara na “tatakbo lang [siya]” para sa isang puwesto sa Senado sa 2022 elections sa ilalim ng grupo ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sakaling sumali siya sa presidential race, sinabi ngayon ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na maaari siyang kumandidato para senador “para patunayan na ang mga tao ay sumusuporta [sa kanya].”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque changes tune on seeking Senate seat in 2022

By VERA Files | Nov 05, 2021 5:24 PM

From declaring that “[he] will only run” for a seat in the Senate in the 2022 elections under the slate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should she join the presidential race, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque now says he may vie for a Senate slot after all “to prove that the people support [him].”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque DID NOT downplay corruption

By VERA Files | Sep 09, 2021 4:39 PM

The card’s creator also tagged news organization SMNI Network as source but the news outlet, on Sept. 4, released a statement “strongly disowning” the fake quote card.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque mali sa pagsabing ang pera, iba pang regalo kay Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz ay hindi exempted sa donor’s tax

By VERA Files | Aug 26, 2021 6:18 PM

Ang mga cash prize at iba pang insentibo na ibinigay ng mga business executive at pribadong kumpanya kay Hidilyn Diaz, ang unang Olympic gold medalist ng Pilipinas, ay kailangan bayaran ng donor’s tax, ayon kay Palace Spokesman Harry Roque. Ito ay hindi totoo.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque wrongly claims cash, other gifts to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz not exempt from donor’s tax

By VERA Files | Aug 26, 2021 5:14 PM

The cash prizes and other incentives given by business executives and private companies to Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines’ first ever Olympic gold medalist, are subject to donor’s tax, according to Palace Spokesman Harry Roque. This is false.

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