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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vlogger makes MISLEADING claims about Marcos era

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2023 3:10 PM

A video made inaccurate claims about roles played by former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. in Philippine history. Posted by pro-Marcos vlogger Alona Villamin Sekiguchi on Aug. 8, the video claimed that: VERA Files Fact Check addresses the claim below: On Aquino’s alleged involvement in the Plaza Miranda bombing […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ninoy Aquino was NOT a CPP co-founder

By VERA Files | Sep 12, 2023 6:19 PM

A vlogger has resurrected an oft-repeated claim about the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr being a co-founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). This claim has no basis. On Sept. 4, a vlogger behind the Facebook (FB) page AdminRich claimed: “Noong 1968, December 26, 1968, itinatag naman ni Joma Sison ang founder, […]

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Commentary

‘Pusila, Pusila!’

By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Aug 22, 2023 6:04 PM

To a Cebuano Binisaya speaker like me, those words remain ingrained in my mind forty years after the assassination of Ninoy Aquino by a Marcos-led military/civilian conspiracy.

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Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom remains relevant 40 years after

By Bullit Marquez | Aug 22, 2023 5:52 PM

Aquino’s daughter, Ballsy, thanked those who remember their father and those who continue to support them even when they are no longer “in fashion.”

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Arts & Culture

Fascinating film offerings: Latay and Ninoy films

By Pablo A. Tariman | Feb 10, 2023 4:13 PM

Every new year, there is a curious tradition in Minalin, Pampanga where menfolk cross-dressed and join a parade and even join beauty local contests.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on Ninoy Aquino supporting CPP’s legalization NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Sep 02, 2022 5:22 PM

Old videos where the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. showed his support for the legalization of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) were resurrected to refute claims that the late senator was a “hero.” This needs context. The former opposition leader had said that the communist organization […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ninoy Aquino’s conviction was OVERTURNED

By VERA Files | Aug 31, 2022 2:44 PM

A netizen posted a graphic of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and claimed that he was a convicted criminal. This needs context. “Ninoy Aquino is a Convicted Criminal; NOT a hero,” read the claim that accompanied a photo of the late opposition leader. It was posted on Facebook on Aug. 29, when the country […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ninoy Aquino did NOT die a Malaysian citizen

By VERA Files | Aug 25, 2022 4:20 PM

Upon his arrival in the Philippines on Aug. 21, 1983, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was carrying Philippine-issued travel documents, not Malaysian, as falsely claimed by a video posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB). YouTube channel WHISTLE-BLOWER PH and FB page GMA News TH posted a video on Aug. 22 and 23, respectively, showing […]

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How Marcos suppressed the truth behind Ninoy Aquino’s assassination

By Larah Vinda Del Mundo | Aug 21, 2022 3:14 PM

August 21, 2022 is the first Ninoy Aquino Day to be observed under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Based on social media posts, Marcos loyalists are, of course, not keen on commemorating the legally declared holiday which marks the assassination of the former senator and main political rival of the Chief Executive’s father.

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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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