FACT SHEET: Why is Comelec challenging the ban on ‘premature campaigning’ for Barangay and SK elections?
In preparation for BSKE, the Comelec said it will prohibit “premature campaigning” despite a 2009 Supreme Court ruling against it.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NTF-ELCAC official’s claim that international community made ‘a strong statement’ and ‘position’ on CPP-NPA needs context
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robin Padilla wrongly claims SC has ‘decided’ on PDP-Laban chairmanship row
The PDP-Laban’s leadership squabble in the 2022 elections has not been raised to the Supreme Court.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robin Padilla mali sa pagsabing ‘nagdesisyon’ na ang SC sa isyu ng PDP-Laban chairmanship
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.
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
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Interior Secretary’s claim that police officers are ‘mandated by law’ to wear body cameras needs context
It was the Supreme Court, in a resolution dated June 29, 2021, that required the police to wear and use body cameras when serving arrest and search warrants.
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
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy misleads with claim SC ruled no danger to life, liberty, security for people tagged as CPP-NPA-NDF members
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.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB video FALSELY claims Marcos jewels not ill-gotten
FB video erroneously claimed that jewelry collections seized by the Philippine government from the Marcos family were “gifts” given by other countries.
