VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Philippine CDC bill explained
What provisions of the Philippine CDC bill are being opposed?
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang Philippine CDC bill ipinaliwanag
Ano ang SB 1869 o ang CDC bill, at dapat ba tayong mag-alala tungkol dito?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
Sa kanyang arrival statement sa Maynila mula sa Davos, Switzerland noong Enero 21, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang Pilipinas ay “nangunguna [sa] economic recovery” hindi lamang sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific kundi maging sa mundo. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world
According to the World Bank, indicators of economic recovery include a rebounding GDP, decreasing unemployment rate and stabilizing inflation rate. The Philippines does not lead the Asia-Pacific region in any of these indicators.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?
At the start of 2023, an international debt watcher reported that the Philippines is among the few countries that will see a decline in their debt stock “by several percentage points” based on projected high nominal GDP growth.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Mapapamahalaan’ pa ba ang utang ng Pilipinas?
Sa simula ng 2023, iniulat ng isang international debt watcher na ang Pilipinas ay kabilang sa ilang mga bansa na makakakita ng pagbaba sa kanilang debt stock “ng ilang percentage points” batay sa inaasahang mataas na nominal GDP growth.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ang pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ ay kanyang ‘top priority’ nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang kanyang administrasyon ay naglalagay ng "patuloy na tulong" para sa proteksyong panlipunan at kabuhayan "sa tuktok" ng listahan ng prayoridad nito. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that giving ‘ayuda’ is his ‘top priority’ needs context
Although the Marcos administration placed “social protection” as one of its budget priorities for “human capital development,” Sonny Africa, executive director of the nonprofit IBON Foundation, noted that the total allocation for these programs in 2023 is P33.28 billion less than the P262.67 billion for 2022.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinokontra si Diokno sa pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis
Ang pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kamakailan tungkol sa pagbibigay ng perang ayuda at subsidies sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic ay sumasalungat sa pananaw ni Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa usapin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts Diokno on giving ‘ayuda’ amid COVID-19 crisis
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent pronouncement on granting cash assistance and subsidies amid the COVID-19 pandemic runs counter to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s view on the matter.