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12 checks for “Ferdinand Marcos Jr.”
Vera Files says: Marcos did not attend the summit to focus on the government's disaster response, according to the Presidential Communications Office. The trade and industry chief was designated to attend on his behalf.
Vera Files says: On Feb. 17, Duterte said he never called Marcos a drug addict, explaining that he could have been referring to the president's use of prescription drugs such as antibiotics and pain killers.
Vera Files says: While 177 police officers were reported to have been charged under the Marcos administration for drug-related violations as part of its anti-drug campaign, there have been only two known court convictions related to Dut…
Vera Files says: Duterte said he could have been referring to the use of drugs such as antibiotics or aspiring, not illegal substances.
Vera Files says: Former president Rodrigo Duterte showed no proof of his claim. PDEA issued a statement saying that Marcos' name "is not and was never" in its drug watchlist.
Vera Files says: Habang ang mga resulta ng 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse na inilabas ng Dangerous Drugs Board ay nagpapakita na mayroong 4.7 milyong lifetime users ng droga na nasa edad 10 hangg…
Vera Files says: In a July 26 briefing following the president’s State of the Nation Address, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the country could reach upper middle-income status by 2024 “assuming that we’ll achiev…
Vera Files says: While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only …
Vera Files says: Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) as of July 2022 show that the Philippines does not have the second highest prevalence of HIV infections in the world. “The highest rates are in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Mic…
Vera Files says: Former president Rodrigo Duterte chose not to interfere with Indonesia’s judicial process, saying he would accept the country’s decision on Mary Jane’s case. However, the late president Benigno Aquino III took steps to …
Vera Files says: Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global te…