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Tag: Pandemic

  • #VERAFIED: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 7:35 PM

    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.

    COVID-19, Davos, economic recovery, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gross Domestic Product, inflation, Pandemic, southeast asia, Switzerland, unemployment, World Economic Forum

  • #VERAFIED: Pahayag ni Marcos na ‘nangunguna’ ang PH sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya sa Asia-Pacific, mundo HINDI TOTOO
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos wrongly states that PH is ‘leading’ in economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, world

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 7:35 PM

    Delivering his arrival statement in Manila from Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed that the Philippines is “leading [in] economic recovery” not only in the Asia-Pacific […]

    COVID-19, Davos, economic recovery, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gross Domestic Product, inflation, Pandemic, southeast asia, Switzerland, unemployment, World Economic Forum

  • Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Is the Philippine debt still ‘manageable’?

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 17, 2023 2:44 PM

    The COVID-19 pandemic forced the government to borrow at the historic level of P3.2 trillion to manage the unprecedented health and economic crises that included providing stimulus packages for small […]

    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, borrowing, Bureau of the Treasury, COVID-19, debt, Department of Finance, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, GDP, loan, Pandemic, Philippines

  • Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: ‘Mapapamahalaan’ pa ba ang utang ng Pilipinas?

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 17, 2023 2:44 PM

    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.

    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, borrowing, Bureau of the Treasury, COVID-19, debt, Department of Finance, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, GDP, loan, Pandemic, Philippines

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na ang pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ ay kanyang ‘top priority’ nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 1:13 PM

    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.

    assistance, ayuda, bongbong marcos, budget, DOLE, DSWD, economy, ofws, OWWA, Pandemic, social protection, TUPAD

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that giving ‘ayuda’ is his ‘top priority’ needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 1:13 PM

    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.

    assistance, ayuda, bongbong marcos, budget, DOLE, DSWD, economy, ofws, OWWA, Pandemic, social protection, TUPAD

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinokontra si Diokno sa pagbibigay ng ‘ayuda’ sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 11, 2022 1:42 PM

    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.

    2023, ayuda, Benjamin Diokno, budget, cash assistance, COVID-19, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Pandemic

  • Bongbong Marcos
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts Diokno on giving ‘ayuda’ amid COVID-19 crisis

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 11, 2022 1:42 PM

    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.

    2023, ayuda, Benjamin Diokno, budget, cash assistance, COVID-19, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Pandemic

  • Sara Duterte-Carpio
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio flip flops on ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes by November

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 10, 2022 5:26 PM

    Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, concurrently the Education secretary, has issued Department Order No. 034 dated July 11, 2022, mandating full face-to-face classes in all public and private schools starting Nov. 2.

    COVID-19, deped, Education, face-to-face classes, mandatory, Pandemic, Sara Duterte-Carpio

  • Sara Duterte-Carpio
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio nag-flip-flop sa ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes sa Nobyembre

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 10, 2022 5:26 PM

    Sa pagpapaliwanag sa mga nagawa ng Department of Education sa unang 100 araw ng administrasyong Marcos, umatras si Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio sa kanyang iniutos na full face-to-face classes sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan.

    COVID-19, deped, Education, face-to-face classes, mandatory, Pandemic, Sara Duterte-Carpio

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