FACT CHECK: NO P20k anti-bullying penalty for ‘maitim’ name-calling
R.A. No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, provides protection only to students in elementary and secondary school. The law does not specify any fines for acts of bullying.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang sinasabi ng mga batas ng PH sa mga nais kumandidato na may mga criminal record
Dalawampu't pitong araw matapos ihain ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang kanyang certificate of candidacy (COC) sa Commission on Elections (Comelec), isang grupo ng mga civic leader ang humiling sa poll body na kanselahin ito dahil sa paggawa ng “material false representation” sa kanyang "umano'y pagiging karapat-dapat na tumakbo" para sa pagkapangulo sa 2022 na halalan.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What PH laws say on aspirants with criminal records seeking elective positions
Twenty-seven days after Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a group of civic leaders asked the poll body to cancel it for making “material false representations” on his “alleged eligibility to run” for the presidency in the 2022 elections.