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Tag: Ramon Magsaysay

  • Photo by Joey O. Razon from the Philippine News Agency
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Si Quezon ang unang majority president ng Pilipinas, hindi si Marcos Jr. gaya ng sinasabi ni Gadon

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 19, 2023 7:01 PM

    Manuel L. Quezon ang unang majority president ng bansa nakakuha ng 695,332 boto, o humigit-kumulang 68% ng mahigit 1.02 milyong boto noong 1935 elections.

    elections, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay

  • Photo by Joey O. Razon from the Philippine News Agency
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Quezon was the Philippines’ first majority president, not Marcos Jr., as Gadon claims

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 19, 2023 7:01 PM

    Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon, a Marcos loyalist, wrongly claimed during a media forum last Aug. 8 that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the first majority president in Philippine electoral history.  Contrary to Gadon’s claim, Manuel L. Quezon was the country’s first majority president with 695,332 votes, or around 68% of over 1.02 […]

    elections, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay

  • Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos inulit ang pahayag na nakakuha siya ng pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto, kailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 10:04 AM

    Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang apat na araw na biyahe sa Cambodia para sa ika-40 at ika-41 ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, humarap si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. sa Filipino community doon kung saan muli niyang sinabi na nakuha niya noong nakaraang Mayo ang “pinakamaraming boto” sa kasaysayan ng eleksyon sa Pilipinas. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    bongbong marcos, elections, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Manuel Quezon, May 2022, Philippines, presidential elections, Ramon Magsaysay

  • Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos repeats claim on having the highest number of votes, needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 15, 2022 10:04 AM

    While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (67.9%, 1935) and Ramon Magsaysay (68.9%, 1953).

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  • Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Jinggoy Estrada’s remark that Marcos Jr. got ‘highest number of votes in PH history’ needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 21, 2022 5:03 PM

    Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received the highest number of votes in Philippine history in the May 2022 elections, hence the public should “move on” from Martial Law. This needs context.

    elections, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., highest number of votes, Jinggoy Estrada, Manuel Quezon, May 2022, Philippines, presidential elections, Ramon Magsaysay

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    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr’s ‘biggest electoral mandate’ statement needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 02, 2022 8:31 PM

    In his inaugural speech on June 30, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed to have the biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history. This needs context.

    bongbong marcos, elections, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Manuel Quezon, May 2022, Philippines, presidential elections, Ramon Magsaysay

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