Anti-tobacco advocates call for a review of Vape Law
Anti-tobacco advocates are calling for a review of the vape law after the Supreme Court ruled that such products should be under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandiganbayan, NOT Supreme Court, dismissed Marcos ill-gotten wealth case
A YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Not true.
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
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ICJ did not scold former SC justice Carpio about a complaint he never filed, as Marcoleta claims
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy inulit ang mapanlinlang na pahayag tungkol sa desisyon ng SC noong 2015
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.”
FACT CHECK: Badoy repeats misleading claim on 2015 SC ruling
This is at least the second time that Lorraine Badoy misled information about the 2015 Supreme Court ruling.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Bakit hindi sinusunod ng Comelec ang pagbabawal sa ‘premature campaigning’ sa Barangay at SK elections?
Bakit isinasantabi ng Comelec ang pagbabawal sa “premature campaigning” sa barangay at SK elections ngayong taon?
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.
Red-baiting? Baduy
Taktika ba para tabunan ang matitinding issues?
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.
