Philippine president. 62 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2025. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
Vera Files says: Seven years after Masagana 99 was launched in May 1973, the program became inconsequential and was quietly discontinued in 1984, according to a research by the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center (U…
Vera Files says: Sa rehiyon ng Asia-Pacific pa lamang, ang Pilipinas — na may 7.6% gross national product growth rate noong 2022 — ay No. 9 sa 44 na mga bansa at teritoryo, ayon sa pinakabagong datos mula sa Asian Development Bank.
Vera Files says: In the Asia-Pacific region alone, the Philippines - with 7.6% gross national product growth rate in 2022 - is No. 9 among 44 countries and territories, latest data from the Asian Development Bank show.
FactRakers says: The Philippine population was already more than 109M in 2020 and currently stands at nearly 114M. Its labor participation rate is 64%
Vera Files says: Napagpalit ni Marcos ang (sitwasyon sa) Reed Bank sa Malampaya. Ang Reed Bank "ay kinilala ng South China Sea Arbitral Award na bahagi ng Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone," sabi ng international law expert na si Romel…
Vera Files says: Ang tinanggihan lamang ng ICC appeals chamber ay ang kahilingan ng gobyerno na suspindihin ang pagpapatuloy ng drug war probe noong Marso 27. Ang administrasyong Marcos ay mayroon pa ring isang nakabinbing apela -- ang …
Vera Files says: Bagama't tama na ang well-milled rice ay mabibili sa halagang P25 kada kilo, kailangang linawin na ito ay makukuha lamang sa mga tindahan ng Kadiwa na pinamamahalaan ng National Food Authority (NFA). Sa katunayan, ipina…
Vera Files says: May hurisdiksyon ang ICC sa mga krimen na naganap sa Pilipinas sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito mula Nob. 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019, batay sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute, ang founding treaty ng IC…
Vera Files says: The ICC retains jurisdiction over crimes that occurred in the Philippines during its membership from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019, based on Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.
Vera Files says: Sa Southeast Asia pa lamang, ang gross domestic product (GDP) ng Pilipinas ay ikawalo sa pinakamabagal na nakabangon mula sa recession na dala ng COVID-19 pandemic, ayon sa datos ng IBON Foundation. Ang datos mula sa AS…
Vera Files says: Batay sa pagbabantay ng Department of Agriculture sa presyo ng mga bilihin, ang bigas ay naibebenta ng P38-50 kada kilo sa mga pampublikong pamilihan sa Metro Manila. Ang P25 kada kilo ng bigas ay makukuha lamang sa Kad…
Vera Files says: Based on the Department of Agriculture’s price watch, rice was sold at P38-50 per kilo in public markets in Metro Manila. The P25 per kilo rice is available only in Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan stores which operate in limite…
Vera Files says: While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents…
Vera Files says: Although the Marcos administration placed “social protection” as one of its budget priorities for “human capital development,” Sonny Africa, executive director of the nonprofit IBON Foundation, noted that the total allo…
Vera Files says: Bagama't inilagay ng administrasyong Marcos ang "panlipunang proteksyon" bilang isa sa mga priyoridad ng budget nito para sa "human capital development," sinabi ni Sonny Africa, executive director ng nonprofit na IBON F…
Vera Files says: Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said during a budget hearing at the House of Representatives in August that giving cash assistance in relation to the pandemic "should already be discontinued because we have actually f…
Vera Files says: Sa isang briefing noong Hulyo 26 kasunod ng State of the Nation Address ng pangulo, sinabi ni Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan na maaaring maabot ng bansa ang upper middle-income status sa 2024 “kung m…
Vera Files says: Habang ang mga resulta ng 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse na inilabas ng Dangerous Drugs Board ay nagpapakita na mayroong 4.7 milyong lifetime users ng droga na nasa edad 10 hangg…
Vera Files says: In a July 26 briefing following the president’s State of the Nation Address, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the country could reach upper middle-income status by 2024 “assuming that we’ll achiev…
Vera Files says: While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only …