“Manny Pacquiao has been removed by President Rodrigo Duterte from PDP-Laban”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Supreme Court associate justice Marvic Leonen has been impeached and removed from office.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“At 40 degrees, if you drink ice water in an instant, the micro blood vessels could explode.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Ang mga lokal na opisyal na "hindi magpapatupad ng mga patakaran ng COVID-19" ay maaaring managot sa pagpapabaya sa tungkulin sa ilalim ng Revised Penal Code.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto
Vera Files says: Ang pagpapabaya sa tungkulin sa ilalim ng Section 208 ng Revised Penal Code ay sumasaklaw lamang sa "sinumang opisyal ng publiko o opisyal ng batas" na "sadyang pinipigilan ang pag-uusig" ng mga lumalabag sa batas o "pi…
“Local officials who "do not enforce COVID-19 policies" may be held accountable for dereliction of duty under the Revised Penal Code.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: Dereliction of duty under Section 208 of the Revised Penal Code covers only “any public officer or officer of the law” who “maliciously refrain[s] from instituting the prosecution” of law violators or “tolerate[s] the c…
“Video shows Israel amid the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in May 2021”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes paid a blogger to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video shows reinforcements arriving in Palestine amid its conflict with Israel”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Raffy Tulfo is giving away 10,000 via the website 4pslandbankatm2021.blogspot.com”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Solicitor General Jose Calida confirms Bongbong Marcos won as vice president”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The Liberal Party (LP) and the New People's Army (NPA) called for the returning of Sinopharm vaccines to China”
Vera Files rated this: False
“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, pati ang lahi, ni Lapulapu ay nananatiling walang nakaaalam dahil sa kawalan ng "anumang kapani-paniwala eyewitness account o anumang ur…
“Filipino diplomat Rosario Manalo accused former president Benigno Aquino III, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario and retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, of giving away Philippine territory to China.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Inulit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang pangako sa kampanya noong 2016 na lumikha ng isang working environment kung saan ang security of tenure, bukod sa iba pa, "ay hindi lamang pinangangalagaan, ngunit itinatangi din.”
Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng Konteksto
Vera Files says: Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Pangulong Duterte noong Hulyo 2019 na isabatas ang panukalang inaprubahan ng Kongreso na magpaparusa sa kontraktuwalisasyon, ngunit pinili niya itong i-veto, na sinabing ang panukalang batas …
“President Rodrigo Duterte renews his 2016 campaign promise to create a working environment where security of tenure, among others, "are not only upheld, but also cherished”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
Vera Files says: President Duterte had a chance in July 2019 to enact a Congress-approved bill penalizing contractualization, but he chose to veto it, saying the proposed law "unduly broadens the scope and definition of labor-only contr…
“Sister Mary John Mananzan said Ninoy Aquino is “not a hero.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“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
“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.”