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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bulacan International Airport will NOT replace NAIA

By VERA Files | Aug 29, 2023 5:11 PM

A YouTube video is claiming that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be replaced by the New Manila International Airport (NMIA), also known as the Bulacan International Airport. This is not true. Both will serve local and foreign travelers. On Aug. 15, a YouTube channel uploaded the spurious video with this headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG […]

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VERA Files Fact Check: Marcos, Tulfo NOT closing down NAIA

By VERA Files | Apr 20, 2023 10:33 PM

A video on YouTube is claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo are planning to shut down the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This is not true. On April 16, a channel published the video with this headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG SAWAKAS (sic) NAIA SARADO NA! SEN TULFO SUMABOG sa GALIT NILUSOB ang […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT changing NAIA to MIA

By VERA Files | Jan 27, 2023 6:05 PM

Another video on YouTube is erroneously claiming that the name of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will revert to Manila International Airport (MIA). This time, by misrepresenting a clip of an airport inspection of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. On Jan. 25, a YouTube channel published a video with this untrue headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG GRABE! PRES […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE ‘NAIA reverting to MIA’ claim resurfaces

By VERA Files | Jan 05, 2023 10:38 AM

Amid the Manila airport fiasco on New Year’s Day, a YouTube video making the rounds online erroneously claims that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has ordered the renaming of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA). This claim is false. Neither the president’s office nor airport authorities made such an announcement. There are […]

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New Year’s Day epic fail at NAIA

By Ellen Tordesillas | Jan 01, 2023 6:14 PM

I had expected that today would be the usual boring New Year’s Day with everybody allowing themselves to be lazy after last night’s “Goodbye 2022, Welcome 2023” activities.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Another FALSE claim about NAIA reverting to MIA

By vera files fact check | Sep 22, 2022 1:43 PM

Another Facebook (FB) video is falsely claiming that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos confirmed the renaming of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back to Manila International Airport (MIA). Posted on Sept. 17, the video carried the caption: “Just In : Sawakas Goodnews Kumpirmad0 Na Pres Marcos Naia To Mia Atty Gadon Pirmado Na Aquino Iyak.” (Just […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NAIA has NOT been renamed Manila Int’l Airport

By VERA Files Fact Check | Aug 24, 2022 6:08 PM

A video erroneously claiming that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has reverted its name to the Manila International Airport (MIA) has been circulating online via Facebook. The FB posts came out a day before the 39th death anniversary of the opposition leader.

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An airport named MAFIA

By Antonio J. Montalván II | Jul 12, 2022 9:42 PM

Of the many new names gamely proposed by some readers for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in a bid to satirize the proposed bill of Congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr., MAFIA — for Meldy and Ferdie International Airport — was the most impressive.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Legislator’s justification for renaming NAIA misleading

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Katwiran ng mambabatas sa pagpapalit ng pangalan ng NAIA nakaliligaw

By VERA Files | Jul 09, 2022 10:37 AM

Sa isang pahayag sa media noong Hulyo 5, sinabi ni Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. na naghain siya noong Hunyo 30 ng panukalang batas na nagmumungkahi na palitan ang pangalan ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at gawing Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. International Airport. Binigyan-katwiran niya ang panukala sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabing “ginawa” ang paliparan sa ilalim ng administrasyon ng yumaong diktador. Ito ay nakaliligaw.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Legislator’s justification for renaming NAIA misleading

By VERA Files | Jul 09, 2022 10:37 AM

In a statement to the media on July 5, Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. said he filed on June 30 a bill proposing to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. International Airport.

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