Lessons from acquittals in 2013 PDAF scam
It is crucial to keep in check that the appropriate cases are filed with sufficient material and testimonial evidence to ensure conviction and that court proceedings will not last years, or even decades.
Tag Archives: Juan Ponce Enrile
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Enrile did NOT order arrest of Raoul Manuel, Renato Reyes
Two videos on Facebook (FB) and YouTube have insinuated that Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has ordered the arrest of Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel and BAYAN secretary-general Renato Reyes.
The 50-year old lie of Juan Ponce Enrile
I witnessed it. Countless others heard it on radio. The date was February 23, 1986. Fidel V. Ramos and Juan Ponce Enrile held a press conference announcing their historic break from the ruthless regime of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. For Enrile, the dictator’s martial law administrator, it was a tell-all. He confessed before the world that his so-called ambush on the eve of September 23, 1972 when Marcos publicly announced the imposition of martial law was faked.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Satire post na ibinahagi ng FB pages, dating PCOO consultant hindi nilagyan ng wastong label
Ang bise-presidente ay hindi kailanman gumawa ng ganoong mga pahayag kay Enrile sa alinman sa mga opisyal na press release, mga pahayag, o mga panayam sa media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Satire post shared by FB pages, former PCOO consultant not appropriately labeled
Several Facebook (FB) accounts, including a page of a lawyer who was a former Malacañang social media consultant, published an alleged exchange between Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. It needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Revived quote of Enrile on oligarchy NEEDS CONTEXT
The FB page, in its caption, misleadingly attributed Enrile's statement on oligarchs to Bongbong Marcos, whose photo was used in the graphic.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: OLD Senate hearing footage tagged as breaking news
The posts was falsely labeled “breaking news."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Enrile nagbago ng posisyon sa same-sex union
Mula sa pagsasabing ang mga pagsasama ng parehong kasarian ay "hindi natural," si dating Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, na naglunsad ng pagbabalik Senado sa edad na 94, ay nagsabi ngayon na siya ay hindi laban sa kanila.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Enrile sings new tune on same-sex unions
Enrile in 2016 rejected the idea of same-sex unions.
The return of Gigi Reyes
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS THIS is going to be fascinating. Atty. Gigi Reyes, former chief of staff of Sen. Juan Ponce-Enrile who is included among those accused of plunder in connection with the misuse of Priority Development Assistance Fund, came back last Saturday. Reyes left last August when her name came up as one
