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.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that SC junked petitions vs Marcos FALSE
The Supreme Court has yet to decide on the outcome of these petitions and is currently on writing break and will meet again en banc next month.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims SC officially ‘sided’ with Marcos in COC cancellation case
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Not all cases vs Marcos ill-gotten wealth dismissed by SC
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: An int’l court did NOT scold Carpio on WPS issue
There are no records from the ICC that support this, and neither has any local nor international media reported on it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that SC Justice Leonen impeached MISLEADING
Impeachment of members of the Supreme Court is initiated in the House of Representatives and the trial against Leonen has yet to begin.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pag-unawa sa pagbabasura ng PET sa poll protest ni Marcos laban kay Robredo
Nagkakaisa ang pagboto, ibinasura ng Supreme Court (SC), na nakaupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ang “buong electoral protest” na isinampa ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo para maagaw ang pangalawang pinakamataas na posisyon sa bansa.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the PET’s junking of Marcos’ poll protest vs. Robredo
Voting unanimously, the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed “the entire electoral protest” that former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. filed against Vice President Leni Robredo to wrestle the country’s second highest post.
Misplaced compassion
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision granting the full retirement benefits of the late chief justice Renato Corona, despite his impeachment in 2012, is quite unsettling. It sends the wrong signal to public officials that it is all right to be dishonest for as long as they serve at least 15 years in government.
A revolutionary moment
No I am not referring to the 8-6 vote in the Supreme Court last Friday on a matter that it should have from the beginning (“ab initio “ in lawyerspeak) dismissed outright.
