Is acceptance of PNP resignations all for show?
Controlling corruption in the PNP may indeed be a herculean task, and starting it with the illegal drug trade is a good move in the right direction. Is Marcos really up to it?
Tag Archives: SONA
Ano ang bago sa Bagong Pilipinas?
Bagong logo, bagong slogan, "Bagong Pilipinas"... Ramdam mo ba ang pagbabago?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ulat ni Marcos sa pagbaba ng presyo ng pagkain sa SONA nakaliligaw
Sinabi ng PSA na ang food inflation, o ang rate ng pagtaas ng mga presyo ng mga pagkain, ay bumaba sa 6.7% noong Hunyo 2023 mula sa 7.5% noong nakaraang buwan. Gayunpaman, mas mataas pa rin ito sa 6.4% na naitalang food inflation noong Hunyo 2022.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ report on decreasing food prices in SONA is misleading
PSA said food inflation has slowed down to 6.7% in June 2023 from 7.5% in the previous month. However, it is still higher than the 6.4% recorded food inflation in June 2022.
Sa SONA, bawal ang nega?
Paano na ang mga usapin sa West Philippine Sea at soberanya ng bansa? Eh, ang imbestigasyon sa drug war ng Duterte administration?
Cultural mockery at the SONA
Red carpet celebrity photo-ops don’t just happen in Hollywood. They also happen in the SONA.
State of the nation, ‘sound and improving’ ba talaga?
Sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, sinabi niya na "sound and improving" ang estado ng bansa. Eh, feel mo ba? Pakinggan ang kuro-kuro ng editors ng VERA Files.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report ni Marcos sa SONA tungkol sa 6.4% GDP growth rate nangangailangan ng konteksto
Iniulat ni Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) national statistician Claire Dennis Mapa noong Mayo 11 na ang 6.4% GDP growth sa unang quarter ng 2023 ay "ang pinakamababang paglago na nairehistro pagkatapos ng pitong quarters nang magsimulang makabangon ang bansa mula sa pandemic sa ikalawang quarter ng 2021.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ report on 6.4% GDP growth rate in SONA needs context
Philippine Statistics Authority national statistician Claire Dennis Mapa reported on May 11 that the 6.4% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2023 was “the lowest growth registered after seven quarters when the country started to recover from the pandemic in the second quarter of 2021.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos did NOT berate media during SONA interview
A Facebook video claims that Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos chastised reporters who were asking about President Ferdinand Marcos’ SONA speech. Not true.
