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Tag: Philippines

  • #VERAFied: Salceda’s remark that Philippines has ‘one of the lowest’ inflation rates in the world lacks context
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Salceda’s remark that Philippines has ‘one of the lowest’ inflation rates in the world lacks context

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 13, 2023 2:28 PM

    Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines’ inflation is the sixth highest recorded in 2022. Economic experts say that even if the Philippine economy posted growth, inflation grew faster since December.

    economy, inflation, Joey Salceda, Philippines

  • ICC Appeals Chamber grants Philippine government's request to extend filing of appeal brief
    Categories News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    ICC grants PH government’s request to extend deadline for filing of appeal brief

    By IVEL JOHN M SANTOS  |  Feb 18, 2023 8:19 AM

    The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of the Philippine government to extend the deadline for the submission of its appeal brief on the investigation of alleged drug-related crimes against humanity under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. 

    drug war, ICC, International Criminal Court, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Study: PH online news media at ‘moderate level of disinformation risk’
    Categories News

    Study: PH online news media at ‘moderate level of disinformation risk’

    By Rhoanne De Guzman  |  Feb 16, 2023 5:02 PM

    A study conducted by the Global Disinformation Index and De La Salle University has found that online news media in the Philippines is at a moderate level of disinformation risk driven mainly by “operational shortcomings.”

    Media, online disinformation, online news media, Philippines

  • Mico Clavano
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    #AnoRaw: DOJ spokesperson’s claim on ICC jurisdiction needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 01, 2023 3:05 PM

    It is part of the Philippines’ exercise of its sovereignty when it acceded to the Rome Statute in November 2011, hence binding the country to the treaty provisions from that date until its withdrawal on Mar. 16, 2019.

    Department of Justice, ICC, jurisdiction, Philippines, Rome Statute, sovereignty, War on drugs

  • Mico Clavano
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    #AnoRaw: Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng DOJ sa hurisdiksyon ng ICC nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 01, 2023 3:05 PM

    Nakasaad sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute na ang isang bansang nag-withdraw ay nananatiling may mga pananagutan sa mga insidente na nangyari sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito. Bahagi ng paggamit ng Pilipinas ng soberanya nito ang pagsang-ayon sa Rome Statute noong Nobyembre 2011, na nagbubuklod sa bansa sa mga probisyon ng kasunduan mula sa petsang iyon hanggang sa pagkalas nito noong Marso 16, 2019.

    Department of Justice, ICC, jurisdiction, Philippines, Rome Statute, sovereignty, War on drugs

  • Boying Remulla
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla falsely claims ICC has no member in ASEAN

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 4:35 PM

    Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla inaccurately claimed that no other country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Remulla made the false statement during a Jan. 27 press conference when he was asked if the Marcos administration is discussing the possibility of having the […]

    asean, Boying Remulla, Cambodia, Department of Justice, ICC, International Criminal Court, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Timor-Leste, War on drugs

  • Boying Remulla
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Remulla na walang miyembro ang ICC sa ASEAN hindi totoo

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 4:35 PM

    Hindi totoo ang sinabi ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla na walang bansa sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) na miyembro ng International Criminal Court (ICC).

    asean, Boying Remulla, Cambodia, Department of Justice, ICC, International Criminal Court, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Timor-Leste, War on drugs

  • 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 businesses, unemployment benefits, incentives and financial assistance for health and other essential workers.  The national debt in 2021, a year after the pandemic hit, reached […]

    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

  • feeding program
    Categories Commentary

    World Bank: COVID-19 worsens child malnutrition, stunting in PH

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Dec 19, 2022 11:00 AM

    Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults.

    COVID-19, malnutrition, Philippines

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