FACT CHECK: SC has NOT ruled on libel charges vs Barbers
A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has issued a verdict on a libel case against Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. This is false.
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FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Barbers tungkol sa bilang ng napatay sa anti-drug campaign ni Marcos HINDI TUMPAK
Hindi tumpak ang pahayag ni House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na 73 lamang ang napatay sa mga drug-related police operations sa una at kalahating taon ng Marcos administration.
FACT CHECK: Barbers inaccurately cites data on drug-related killings under Marcos administration
Surigao Del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers inaccurately cited a VERA Files article, saying there were only 73 drug-related killings under Marcos from July 2022 to 2023.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng mambabatas ng Surigao Del Norte na ‘hindi madugo’ ang kampanya laban sa droga ni Marcos NAKAPANLILIGAW
Bagama't nangako si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang kampanya laban sa droga ng kanyang administrasyon ay magkakaroon ng "bagong mukha,” na nakasentro sa rehabilitasyon at pagtugon sa pagkagumon sa droga, ito ay madugo rin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Surigao Del Norte lawmaker MISLEADS in claiming anti-drug campaign under Marcos is ‘bloodless’
While Marcos has vowed that his administration’s anti-drug campaign will have a “new face,” centered on rehabilitation and addressing drug dependence, it is not bloodless.