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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT retrieve so-called family wealth in Singapore

By VERA FILES | Sep 22, 2023 5:18 PM

A YouTube video falsely claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had recovered his family’s bank account in Singapore. Not true. The president’s official visit to the country on Sept. 13 to 17 had nothing to do with reclaiming their purported bank deposits. Uploaded on Sept. 17, the video is a clickbait that only played clips […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri falsely claims PH has ‘very free media’ compared to Malaysia, Singapore

By VERA Files | Nov 14, 2022 4:49 PM

Press freedom in the Philippines does not fare better than Singapore and Malaysia, according to the Paris-based World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Zubiri na may ‘napakamalayang media’ ang PH kumpara sa Malaysia, Singapore hindi totoo

By VERA Files | Nov 14, 2022 4:49 PM

Iginiit na “hindi patas” ang ginawa ng Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ng United Nations na ipahayag ang kanilang mga alalahanin sa mga ulat ng mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao sa bansa, kabilang ang pagkakapatay sa mamamahayag na si Percy Lapid, maling iginiit ni Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri na ang Pilipinas ay may “napakamalayang media” kumpara sa mga bansang tulad ng Malaysia, Singapore at Vietnam.

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Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mali si Sotto; HINDI martial law sa Singapore

By VERA Files | Mar 24, 2021 11:02 PM

Sa pagkukumpara ng pagsunod ng mga mamamayan sa Pilipinas sa mga kalapit na bansa kaugnay ng mga coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocol, mali ang naging pahayag ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III na ang Singapore ay nasa ilalim ng martial law.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sotto is wrong; Singapore NOT under martial law

By VERA Files | Mar 24, 2021 10:18 AM

In comparing the compliance of citizens in the Philippines with those of its neighboring countries on following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocols, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III erroneously claimed that Singapore is under martial law.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral FB post on list of ‘9-day’ COVID-19 symptoms, preventive measures NOT TRUE

By VERA Files | Jul 16, 2020 12:02 PM

COVID-19 symptoms are not the same for everyone.

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