FACT CHECK: Zaldy Co, Martin Romualdez NOT arrested
A Facebook post claims that resigned Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Zaldy Co and former House speaker Martin Romualdez have been arrested and are now facing imprisonment. This is not true.
Tag Archives: Ping Lacson
On the road to perdition
The public is getting swamped with false, misleading, or completely fabricated information that creates confusion, anxiety, fear and distrust, aggravating the anger and stress over the rising cost of living and our daily struggles with congested traffic and inefficient government services.
Senators fight for survival, to hell with public accountability
Social media is vibrant with people voicing their outrage. (Although, malevolent forces are actively at work sowing confusion.) The public demands accountability. That’s democracy functioning! The Trillion Peso protest rallies last Sept. 21, and another one being organized on Nov. 30, are vivid demonstrations of people participating in governance.It is lamentable that the senators are taking it negatively.
FACT CHECK: Lacson is new Senate blue ribbon chair, NOT Hontiveros
A YouTube video claims that Sen. Risa Hontiveros has replaced Sen. Rodante Marcoleta as chairperson of the Senate blue ribbon committee This is false.
Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
As Ping Lacson eyes senate comeback, he wants to continue fighting all forms of corruption, particularly the abuse and misuse of congressional insertions or pork barrel.
FACT CHECK: Lacson quote card on confidential fund fiasco FAKE
A fake quote card claimed that former senator Ping Lacson spoke against revealing the people who received confidential funds under VP Sara Duterte.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post FALSELY claims Lacson didn’t serve under executive branch
Contrary to what one Facebook post claimed, presidential candidate and senator Ping Lacson held various positions under the government’s executive branch.
Easter Sunday spectacle at the Pen
Vice President Leni Robredo was the elephant in Manila Peninsula’s Rigodon Ballroom in the early part of three other presidential candidates’ Easter Sunday press conference, and it seemed that they could not quite bring themselves to identify her.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Ping Lacson na ‘No. 1 producer’ ng biomass ang PH nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sa pagsusulong na bumuo ng mga alternatibong mapagkukunan ng enerhiya sa bansa, sinabi ng kandidato sa pagkapangulo na si Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson Sr. na ang Pilipinas ang nangungunang biomass producer. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ping Lacson’s claim that PH is ‘No. 1 producer’ of biomass needs context
Pushing to develop alternative energy sources in the country, presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson Sr. has claimed that the Philippines is the top biomass producer. This needs context.