“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as House speaker to replace Martin Romualdez”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Speaker Martin Romualdez has been suspended from the House of Representatives”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The Philippine Coast Guard had fired water cannons in the West Philippine Sea against a Chinese ship.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Video of military jeep ramming people is footage of Israel-Hamas war”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to investigate drug-related killings during the Duterte administration because the country's judicial system is functioning.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
Vera Files says: When the ICC resumed its full-blown investigation of the drug war in January this year, it pointed out that the Philippine government's own drug war proceedings "do not amount to tangible, concrete and progressive inves…
“Walang hurisdiksyon ang International Criminal Court na imbestigahan ang mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa droga noong administrasyong Duterte dahil gumagana ang sistema ng hudikatura ng bansa.”
Vera Files rated this: Nakapanlilinlang
Vera Files says: Nang ipagpatuloy ng ICC ang buong pagsisiyasat nito sa giyera sa droga noong Enero ng taong ito, sinabi nito na ang sariling mga paglilitis sa giyera laban sa droga ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay "hindi katumbas ng tunay, …
“Bongbong Marcos ordered that Leila de Lima be put back in jail.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“NAIA is clearing out its warehouse and is having a luggage sale where it will sell unclaimed luggages”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has opened applications for a scholarship program for college students.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Video shows a warship of the Philippines”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video shows Israel being ravaged by a storm in November 2023”
Vera Files rated this: False
“One must turn off their mobile phone at night as a precaution against deadly cosmic ray radiation”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict is a "very successful" endeavor of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in reducing the numbers of the New People's Army and the Communist Party of the Philippines.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: The NTF-ELCAC is a multi-agency body created through Executive Order 70, which Duterte signed in 2018, under the Office of the President, not the AFP. The AFP chief of staff is one of at least 20 members of the task for…
“Vice President Sara Duterte echoes the claim of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that the International Criminal court has ceased to have jurisdiction over the Philippines.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: The Rome Statute—the founding treaty of the ICC—provides that a state party is not exempt from its obligations for the duration of its membership even if it has withdrawn. The ICC retains jurisdiction over any crimes th…
“A tsunami may hit several provinces in Mindanao after a 7.2. magnitude earthquake shook Davao Oriental”
Vera Files rated this: False
“DepEd has added Grade 13 to the basic education curriculum”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Fitgum apple cider gum can remove bad cholesterol, clean the liver and promote weight loss. It is endorsed by Dr. Willie Ong.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“The United States has withdrawn its support for Israel”
Vera Files rated this: False
“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the possibility of "rejoining" the ICC is "under study.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: In August 2022, Marcos said the Philippines "has no intention of rejoining" the Netherlands-based ICC."
“Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na “pinag-aaralan” ang posibilidad ng “muling pagsali" (ng Pilipinas) sa ICC.”
Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop
Vera Files says: Noong Agosto 2022, sinabi ni Marcos na ang Pilipinas ay "walang intensyon na muling sumali" sa Netherlands-based ICC.