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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandiganbayan, NOT Supreme Court, dismissed Marcos ill-gotten wealth case

By VERA Files | Jul 06, 2023 4:22 PM

(UPDATED) A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true. On June 27, the Sandiganbayan’s Second Division, not the SC’s Second Division, dismissed Civil Case No. 0014 against former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., former first lady Imelda Marcos, and eight other alleged associates. The […]

Marcos wealth, Sandiganbayan, supreme court

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hindi pinagalitan ng ICJ si dating SC justice Carpio tungkol sa reklamo na di niya isinampa, tulad ng sinasabi ni Marcoleta

By VERA Files | Jun 07, 2023 10:47 AM

Walang mga record sa opisyal na website ng ICJ na nagpapakita na si Carpio ay nagsampa ng anumang reklamo laban sa China sa disputes settlement court.

Antonio Carpio, ICC, icj, Rodante Marcoleta, supreme court

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICJ did not scold former SC justice Carpio about a complaint he never filed, as Marcoleta claims

By VERA Files | Jun 07, 2023 10:47 AM

There is no record on the official website of the ICJ that retired Supreme Court associate justice Carpio ever filed a complaint against China in the disputes settlement court.

Antonio Carpio, ICC, icj, Rodante Marcoleta, supreme court

VERAFIED: Badoy inulit ang mapanlinlang na pahayag tungkol sa desisyon ng SC noong 2015

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy inulit ang mapanlinlang na pahayag tungkol sa desisyon ng SC noong 2015

By VERA Files | May 10, 2023 3:25 PM

Ito sinabi ng Korte Suprema sa Zarate vs. Aquino noong 2015: Ang “pagmimiyembro lamang sa mga organisasyon o sektor” na binanggit sa kaso – kasama ang mga progresibong grupong Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, Karapatan, at Bayan Muna – ay “hindi maaaring itumbas ng aktwal na banta na mangangailangan ng iisyu ng writ of amparo.”

BENECO, CPP-NPA-NDF, Lorraine Badoy, NEA, redtagging, SMNI, supreme court

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy repeats misleading claim on 2015 SC ruling

By VERA Files | May 10, 2023 3:25 PM

This is at least the second time that Lorraine Badoy misled information about the 2015 Supreme Court ruling.

BENECO, CPP-NPA-NDF, Lorraine Badoy, NEA, redtagging, SMNI, supreme court

#VERAFIED FACT SHEET: Why is Comelec challenging the ban on ‘premature campaigning’ for Barangay and SK elections?

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Bakit hindi sinusunod ng Comelec ang pagbabawal sa ‘premature campaigning’ sa Barangay at SK elections?

By VERA Files | Mar 02, 2023 7:20 PM

Bakit isinasantabi ng Comelec ang pagbabawal sa “premature campaigning” sa barangay at SK elections ngayong taon?

Barangay and SK elections, comelec, elections, Penera doctrine, Premature campaigning, Sangguniang Kabataan, supreme court

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Why is Comelec challenging the ban on ‘premature campaigning’ for Barangay and SK elections?

By VERA Files | Mar 02, 2023 6:38 PM

Why is Comelec challenging the ban on “premature campaigning” for this year’s barangay and SK elections?

Barangay and SK elections, comelec, Penera doctrine, Premature campaigning, supreme court

Commentary Editor's Pick Podcast

Red-baiting? Baduy

By Christian Esguerra | Sep 30, 2022 9:33 PM

Taktika ba para tabunan ang matitinding issues?

#WhatTheF?! podcast, Anti-Terrorism Act, Lorraine Badoy, red-baiting, red-tagging, supreme court

FACT CHECK NED FC

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NTF-ELCAC official’s claim that international community made ‘a strong statement’ and ‘position’ on CPP-NPA needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 30, 2022 1:00 PM

Other countries’ declaration of an entity as “terrorist” is not part of the Philippines’ requirements to designate groups as “terrorist” under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.

Anti-Terrorism Act, CPP, Department of Justice, NPA, NTF-ELCAC, supreme court, terrorist

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robin Padilla wrongly claims SC has ‘decided’ on PDP-Laban chairmanship row

By VERA Files | Sep 23, 2022 10:38 PM

The PDP-Laban’s leadership squabble in the 2022 elections has not been raised to the Supreme Court.

Alfonso Cusi, Koko Pimentel, Manny Pacquiao, PDP-Laban, Robin Padilla, Rodrigo Duterte, supreme court