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2 checks for “Michael “Mike” Defensor”

Checked by Vera Files31 Jan 2022Philippines Health

Michael “Mike” Defensor

“A new Commission on Audit report questioned the validity of P479-million worth of COVID-19 relief goods that the Quezon City government procured in 2020.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The audit report cited was published on the Commission on Audit website on July 19, 2021, or eight months ago, according to the agency's database. The report did not say it found violations of procurement laws in the tr…

Checked by Vera Files16 Aug 2021Philippines Health

Michael “Mike” Defensor, Rodante Marcoleta

“Ivermectin can be used to protect people from and treat those infected with any variant of COVID-19.”

Vera Files rated this: Unproven

Vera Files says: The Department of Health asserts that it has "not yet found enough data based on scientific evidence" to support the claim that ivermectin can help people infected with COVID-19. The FDA and DOH do not recommend the use…