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Tag: LOCKDOWN

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE infog claims NCR, 4 provinces under GCQ with heightened restrictions

    By vera files fact check  |  May 17, 2022 8:48 AM

    A Facebook user edited an old infographic to claim that the National Capital Region or Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal were placed on general community quarantine (GCQ) status with heightened restrictions from May 15 to 31 this year.  “This announcement is FAKE. The government no longer uses quarantine levels […]

    fake announcement, GCQ, LOCKDOWN

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens MISLEAD with year-old announcement of ECQ extension

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 10, 2021 11:56 PM

    Their respective posts rehashed by netizens were all originally published on April 7 last year after the whole Luzon was first put under ECQ as part of the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.

    COVID-19, ECQ, enhanced community quarantine, LOCKDOWN, Luzon

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pre-pandemic photos of Visayas, Mindanao used to contrast current Luzon lockdown

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 08, 2021 9:06 PM

    The photos of people swimming and frolicking on the beach in the central and southern regions are misleading.

    COVID-19, ECQ, GCQ, LOCKDOWN, Pandemic

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    Categories Health News

    Crisis upon crisis: teen pregnancies, child marriages amid the pandemic

    By Klaire Ting  |  Mar 08, 2021 9:00 AM

    Teen pregnancies and child marriages have been pressing concerns in the Philippines but the pandemic and the lockdown intended to curb it aggravated the problems, officials and rights advocates say.

    child marriage, LOCKDOWN, teen pregnancy, Women's month

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    ​VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No ‘total lockdown’ in Luzon, entire country

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 23, 2021 8:45 PM

    No such announcements have been made by the president nor the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

    COVID-19, ECQ, GCQ, LOCKDOWN

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Ang dalawang mukha ng COVID-19 lockdown sa Pilipinas

    By Elijah Roderos at Ivel John Santos  |  Dec 21, 2020 5:13 PM

    Sa higit siyam na buwan ng community quarantine sa bansa, binalaan, binigyan ng mga tiket, at inaresto ng mga tagapagpatupad ng batas ang may 598,000 katao, na tinawag nilang “pasaway,” dahil sa umano’y paglabag sa quarantine at health protocols na ipinag-utos upang mapigilan ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

    2020 yearender, covid-19PH, Francisco Zamora, Harry Roque, LOCKDOWN, Manny Pacquiao, Mocha Uson, PIMENTEL, quarantine breach, quarantine violation apprehension, sinas, yearender

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: The two faces of COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines

    By Elijah Roderos and Ivel John Santos  |  Dec 21, 2020 4:40 PM

    In more than nine months of community quarantine in the country, law enforcers have warned, given tickets to, and arrested about 598,000 persons, whom they call “pasaway,” for allegedly violating quarantine and health protocols meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

    #VFYearender2020, 2020 yearender, covid-19PH, Francisco Zamora, Harry Roque, LOCKDOWN, Manny Pacquiao, Mocha Uson, PIMENTEL, quarantine breach, quarantine violation apprehension, sinas, two faces, yearender

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Filipina vlogger abroad amplifies FAKE Canada COVID-19 ‘roadmap’ and FALSE vaccine claims

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 05, 2020 8:42 PM

    The “leaked email” that was the source of the information is fabricated. The UK.-based vlogger also made erroneous claims about vaccines and vaccination practices in the U.K.

    COVID19, LOCKDOWN, vaccine

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming WHO ‘reversed’ its advice on lockdowns FALSE

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 14, 2020 9:50 AM

    A WHO official has clarified that they have not made any changes in their stance.

    COVID19, LOCKDOWN, WHO

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    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Road crashes abound despite fewer vehicles on the road amid the COVID-19 lockdown

    By Klaire Ting  |  Oct 04, 2020 4:25 PM

    Road safety advocates shared some reasons why road crashes continue despite the lockdown.

    COVID-19, LOCKDOWN, road crash, road safety

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