“Pālawan Tābunting Pāwnshop said business tycoon Lucio Tan has pledged to give away P12 million in cash to online raffle winners.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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“Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Philippines cannot invoke sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Ang makasaysayang arbitral win ng Pilipinas noong Hulyo 2016 laban sa China sa South China Sea dispute ay "isang piraso lamang ng papel" na "itatapon niya sa basurahan.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Sa kanyang talumpati sa ika-75 sesyon ng United Nations General Assembly noong Setyembre 2020, "mahigpit na tinanggihan" ni Duterte ang mga pagtatangka na "pahinain" ang desisyon ng Permanent Court of Arbitration. Iniha…
“Pinakinggan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang abiso ng ilan sa mga miyembro ng kanyang Gabinete na “walang magandang” maidudulot ang makipagdebate kay retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, at na magiging isa lamang itong “demotion” para sa isang nakaupong presidente na makipag-debate sa isang “karaniwang abogado.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Si Duterte mismo ang humamon kay Carpio na makipag debate dahil “pareho naman [daw] silang abogado.”
“President Rodrigo Duterte heeds the advise of some Cabinet members that "nothing good" would come out of a debate with retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio and, it would be a "demotion" for a sitting president to engage in a debate with an "ordinary lawyer.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: It was Duterte himself who dared Carpio to a debate considering that they "are both lawyers."
“President Rodrigo Duterte says the Philippines' historic arbitral win in July 2016 against China on the South China Sea dispute is "just a (piece of) paper" that he would "throw into the wastebasket.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: In his speech at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, Duterte "firmly reject(ed)" attempts to "undermine" the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He declared that the arbi…
“Si Lapulapu ay isang Tausug.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi Napatunayan
Vera Files says: Nilinaw na ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines na ang pinagmulan, kasama ang ethnicity, ni Lapulapu ay nananatiling walang nakaaalam dahil sa kawalan ng "anumang kapani-paniwala na eyewitness account o …
“There is '"historical fact" in the assertion of Sen. Christopher ""Bong"" Go that Lapulapu was a Tausug leader from the "East Kingdom of Sulu.”
Vera Files rated this: Unproven
Vera Files says: The National Historical Commission says that details about Lapulapu’s personal life and origin, including his ethnicity as a Tausug warrior from a Sulu kingdom, remain a mystery due to lack of “any credible eyewitness a…
“Vice President Leni Robredo posed in front of Sen. Leila de Lima's jail cell as its facade was being painted”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Photo shows 26 corrupt politicians sentenced to death in China”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Photos show the Kumbh Mela festival in April 2021 before a COVID-19 surge hit India”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to “blow up” (pasabugin) the country's ties with China over the West Philippine Sea issue”
Vera Files rated this: False
“President Rodrigo Duterte said former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio sold the West Philippine Sea to China”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“President Rodrigo Duterte said: "Siraan maan ako ng kung sino-sino mananatili pa rin silang sinungaling sa mata ng taong nakakakilala sa akin ng totoo”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. apologized to the Chinese ambassador for his strongly-worded tweets over China's occupation of disputed areas within the West Philippine Sea.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Locsin said he apologized only to his “friend” and counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and “nobody else.”
“Humingi ng paumanhin si Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. sa Chinese ambassador dahil sa kanyang matatapang na mga tweet tungkol sa pananakop ng China sa mga pinagtatalunang lugar sa West Philippine Sea.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Sinabi ni Locsin na humihingi lamang siya ng paumanhin sa kanyang "kaibigan" at counterpart na si Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at "wala nang iba."
“People in Israel no longer have to wear masks.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“A lot of high-quality scientific studies, including 50 clinical trials, attest to ivermectin's safety and efficacy.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“Hindi kailanman ako nangako sa mga tao sa aking kampanya bilang pangulo na babawiin ko ang West Philippine Sea. Hindi ako nangako na ipe-pressure ko ang China. Hindi ko binanggit kahit kailan ang tungkol sa [pinagtatalunan ng] China at Pilipinas sa aking kampanya dahil iyan ay isang napakaseryosong bagay.”
Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo
Vera Files says: Sa debate ng presidential candidates noong April 2016, sinabi ni Duterte: "Pag sinabi [ng PCA na] panalo tayo [at] ayaw ng China, hindi ako makikipag-giyera … Pupunta ako sa China. Ngayon, 'pag ayaw nila, sasabihin ko s…
“I never, never in my campaign as president promised the people that I would retake the West Philippine Sea. I did not promise that I would pressure China. I never mentioned about [the row between] China and the Philippines in my campaign because that was a very serious matter. - President Rodrigo Duterte on May 3, 2021”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: During a debate among presidential candidates in April 2016, Duterte said: "Pag sinabi [ng PCA na] panalo tayo [at] ayaw ng China, I will not go to war … Pupunta ako sa China. Ngayon, ‘pag ayaw nila, then I will ask the…