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Checked by Vera Files23 Sep 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Robinhood Padilla

“Napagdesisyunan na ng Korte Suprema ang hindi pagkakaunawaan tungkol sa chairmanship sa pagitan ng dalawang paksyon sa Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Banay (PDP-Laban).”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Ang pinag-aawayang pamunuan ng PDP-Laban sa 2022 elections ay hindi pa naisasampa sa Korte Suprema. Inaapela pa rin sa poll body ang desisyon ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) na ideklara ang mga nasasakupan ng grupo…

Robinhood Padilla

“The Supreme Court has decided on the chairmanship dispute between two factions in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Banay (PDP-Laban).”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The PDP-Laban’s leadership squabble in the 2022 elections has not been raised to the Supreme Court. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to declare the constituents of the Alfonso Cusi-led group, like Padilla,…

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

“The Marcos family "had no chance" to respond to the P203-billion estate tax case when it was in court because they were in exile in Hawaii.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The Supreme Court, in its 1997 ruling on the case, noted that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued around 30 notices of levy to “satisfy” the estate tax and deficiency income taxes on the properties of the Marcos…

Checked by Vera Files21 Sep 2022PhilippinesFilipino
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

“Walang pagkakataon" ang pamilya Marcos na tumugon sa P203-bilyong estate tax case noong nasa korte ito dahil naka-exile sila sa Hawaii.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Tinukoy ng Korte Suprema, sa desisyon nito noong 1997 sa kaso, na ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ay naglabas ng humigit-kumulang 30 notices of levy para “bayaran” ang estate tax at deficiency income taxes sa mga a…