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Vera Files says: The 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea dispute, which nullified Beijing’s expansive nine-dash line claim, ruled that China violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights on at least four counts. These include China’…
Vera Files says: The Department of Health’s Operation Timbang in 1976 found that 5.8% of Filipino children suffered from protein-energy malnutrition six years after Nutribun was first distributed.
Vera Files says: Natuklasan ng Operation Timbang ng Department of Health noong 1976 na 5.8% ng mga batang Pilipino ang dumanas ng protein-energy malnutrition anim na taon pagkatapos na unang ipamahagi ang Nutribun.
Vera Files says: Pinabulaanan ng abogadong si Barry Gutierrez, ang tagapagsalita ni Robredo, ang mga akusasyon ni Badoy, at sinabing ang mga ito ay "malinaw at ganap na kasinungalingan" na "itinanggi nang paulit-ulit." Binigyang-diin ni…
Vera Files says: Apat na buwan na ang nakalilipas, ang noo'y presidential aspirant na si Marcos Jr. ay nangatuwiran na ang Pilipinas ay "may isa na lamang na option" sa pagharap sa China kaugnay ng mga nagsasapawang pag-aangkin (ng teri…
Vera Files says: Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, belied Badoy’s accusations, saying these are “patently and completely false” and have been “denied time and again.” Gutierrez emphasized that no proof has ever been presented…
Vera Files says: Four months ago, then-presidential aspirant Marcos Jr. argued that the Philippines was “left with only one option” in dealing with its overlapping claims with China on the West Philippine Sea: bilateral agreement.
Vera Files says: Mahigit sa tatlong opisyal ng gobyerno ang may mga pribilehiyo ng priority landing at takeoff sa kanilang mga flight. Ang kagandahang-loob na ito ay ipinaabot din sa speaker ng House of Representatives, mga dignitaryo, …
Vera Files says: More than three government officials enjoy priority landing and takeoff privileges for their flights. This courtesy is also extended to the speaker of the House of Representatives, dignitaries, and other “identified” go…
Vera Files says: Hindi sinabi ni Marcos na pabor siya sa pagbibigay ng prangkisa sa ABS-CBN. Ang sinabi niya ay dapat munang lutasin ng media network ang mga isyung laban dito bago muling mag-apply ng prangkisa sa committee on legislati…
Vera Files says: Marcos did not say that he favors the granting of a franchise to ABS-CBN. What he said was that the media network should first resolve the issues raised against it before reapplying for a franchise at the House of Repre…
Vera Files says: The appointment of the vice president to a Cabinet position "requires no confirmation," according to Section 3, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution.
Vera Files says: Ang paghirang ng bise presidente sa isang posisyon sa Gabinete ay "hindi nangangailangan ng kumpirmasyon," ayon sa Section 3, Article VII ng 1987 Constitution.
Vera Files says: Walang nakabinbin na kaso laban kay Duterte sa International Court of Justice, ang principal judicial organ ng United Nations. Ang ICJ ay hindi isang criminal court at "wala [itong] hurisdiksyon" na litisin ang mga indi…
Vera Files says: Duterte does not have a pending case before the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ is not a criminal court and has “no jurisdiction” to try individuals accused of…
Vera Files says: Hindi bababa sa tatlong ahensya ng gobyerno ang kumikilala sa Palimbang massacre, na kumitil sa buhay ng mahigit 1,000 Moro sa Sultan Kudarat noong Set. 24, 1974. Ang mga testimonya mula sa mga nakaligtas sa masaker, ga…
Vera Files says: At least three government agencies recognize the Palimbang massacre, which took the lives of over 1,000 Moros in Sultan Kudarat on Sept. 24, 1974. Testimonies from survivors of the massacre, as well as of the bereaved f…