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Tag: Pen Medina

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng aktor na si Pen Medina na ang COVID-19 virus ay maaaring lumusot sa ‘anumang mask’ kinakailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 03, 2021 2:28 PM

    Hindi sumasang-ayon sa paggamit ng mga face mask bilang proteksiyon, sinabi ng artistang si Crispin “Pen” Medina na ang novel coronavirus ay “maaaring lumusot sa mask” sapagkat napakaliit nito. Kulang ito ng konteksto.

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Actor Pen Medina’s claim that COVID-19 virus can get into ‘any mask’ needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 03, 2021 2:06 PM

    Disagreeing on the use of face masks as protective gear, actor Crispin “Pen” Medina claimed the novel coronavirus “can go through any mask” because it is extremely small. This lacks context.

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  • Categories Arts & Culture

    Pen Medina and the state of Philippine politics

    May 16, 2013 7:20 AM

      By PABLO A. TARIMAN CHANNEL 7 was running its landmark teleserye, “Bayan Ko” on the day of the elections. With reports of rampant vote-buying and the  proliferation of political dynasties being aired in almost all the media outlets, “Bayan Ko” is indeed —  as the news cliché goes —  as timely as today’s headlines. […]

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