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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robin Padilla mali sa pagsabing ‘nagdesisyon’ na ang SC sa isyu ng PDP-Laban chairmanship

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

Sa pagdinig ng subcommittee ng Senado sa panukalang budget ng hudikatura para sa 2023, sinabi ni Sen. Robinhood Padilla na “nagpasya” na ang Korte Suprema sa isyu ng chairmanship sa pagitan ng dalawang paksyon sa Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Ito ay hindi totoo.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Interior Secretary na ang pagsusuot ng mga pulis ng body camera ay ‘ipinag-uutos ng batas’ nangangailangan ng konteksto

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2022 8:35 PM

Sa pag-update sa status ng pagpapatupad ng patakarang nag-aatas sa mga alagad ng batas na magsuot ng body camera sa mga operasyon ng pulisya, sinabi ni Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. na ito ay “ipinag-uutos ng batas.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Interior Secretary’s claim that police officers are ‘mandated by law’ to wear body cameras needs context

By VERA Files | Sep 13, 2022 8:35 PM

Updating on the status of the implementation of the policy requiring law enforcers to wear body cameras during police operations, Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. said it is “mandated by law.” This needs context.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy nanliligaw sa pahayag na nagdesisyon ang SC na walang panganib sa buhay, kalayaan, seguridad sa mga taong na-tag na miyembro ng CPP-NPA-NDF

By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2022 1:26 PM

Gumawa ng nakaliligaw na pahayag si Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) na ang Korte Suprema ay nagpasya na “walang panganib sa buhay, kalayaan at seguridad kapag ang isang tao ay kinilala bilang miyembro ng CPP NPA NDF.” Tugon niya ito sa komento ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra na nagbabala laban sa mga red-tagging ng mga indibidwal nang walang patunay.

Lorraine Badoy, red-tagging, supreme court

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy misleads with claim SC ruled no danger to life, liberty, security for people tagged as CPP-NPA-NDF members

By VERA Files | Jun 23, 2022 12:39 PM

Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) made a misleading claim that the Supreme Court had ruled that “there is no danger to life, liberty and security when you are identified as a member of the CPP NPA NDF.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB video FALSELY claims Marcos jewels not ill-gotten

By vera files fact check | Jun 01, 2022 1:34 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) erroneously claimed that three jewelry collections seized by the Philippine government from the Marcos family were “gifts” given by other countries. The Supreme Court (SC) says otherwise. On May 29, a short video on the jewelry sets of the Marcoses appeared on FB with the title: “Regalo yun sa Pamilya […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that SC junked petitions vs Marcos FALSE

By vera files fact check | May 23, 2022 6:15 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) erroneously claims the Supreme Court (SC) has already dismissed the cases seeking to disqualify and void the candidacy of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. On May 22, a 10-minute video was posted with the title: “JUST IN: FINISH NA! SUPREME COURT PABOR kay BBM/KAMPO ni LENLEN NATARANTA SINOB0AN (sic) […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims SC officially ‘sided’ with Marcos in COC cancellation case

By VERA Files | Nov 13, 2021 1:51 PM

This is not true. The petition filed with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) has yet to reach the High Court as the poll body is only now preparing to hear the case.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Not all cases vs Marcos ill-gotten wealth dismissed by SC

By VERA Files | Nov 08, 2021 10:33 AM

The graphic showed only the 2018 ruling affirming the Sandiganbayan’s 2010 decision and 2011 joint resolution which, as reported by multiple news media, dismissed a case against former president Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda, and his associates.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: An int’l court did NOT scold Carpio on WPS issue

By VERA Files | Aug 20, 2021 5:45 PM

There are no records from the ICC that support this, and neither has any local nor international media reported on it.

Antonio T. Carpio, ICC, supreme court, west philippine sea, WPS