Larry Gadon

“Ang unemployment rate ng bansa ay umabot sa 95.6% mula sa napakababang 70% hanggang 80% noong panahon ng pandemya.”

Vera Files says: Ang employment rate sa bansa noong Marso 2024 ay nasa 96.1%, mula sa 95.3% para sa parehong panahon noong nakaraang taon. Ang employment rates noong panahon ng pandemya, mula 2020 hanggang 2023, ay nasa pagitan ng 89.7%…

“Presidential adviser for poverty alleviation Larry Gadon says the Filipinos' purchasing power is high, judging from the big crowd in shopping malls.”

Vera Files says: The purchasing power of the peso has weakened since 2018, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. When prices are increasing and people have fixed incomes, the “tendency is to buy less and less of the sa…

“Sinabi ni Presidential adviser for poverty alleviation Larry Gadon na malakas ang purchasing power ng mga Pilipino, batay salami ng tao sa mga shopping mall.”

Vera Files says: Humina ang purchasing power ng piso simula noong 2018, base sa datos ng Philippine Statistics Authority. Kapag ang mga presyo ay tumataas at ang mga tao ay may nakapirming kita, ang “inklinasyon ay bumili ng mas kaunti …

“The country's unemployment rate has reached 95.6% from a very low of 70% to 80% during the pandemic.”

Vera Files says: The country's employment rate as of March 2024 was at 96.1%, up from 95.3% for the same period last year. Employment rates during the pandemic, from 2020 to 2023, were between 89.7% and 95.7%.

“PhilHealth benefits have been increased to 30% despite no increase in members' premiums.”

FactRakers says: Premiums increased to 5% in 2024 In line with the Universal Health Care Law, raising the member contribution rate by 0.5% every year starting 2019 until it reaches 5% in 2024.

“Smartmatic disqualified by Comelec due to 2016 voting irregularities”

FactRakers says: The Commission on Elections cited conspiracy in bribery and corruption as reason for disqualifying automated elections system (AES) provider Smartmatic on Nov. 29 from future Philippine elections, not voter return irreg…

“Ang mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao noong pamumuno ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ay napatunayang hindi totoo at imbensyon at propaganda lamang ng oposisyon.”

Vera Files says: Dokumentado ng Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission ang 11,103 biktima ng ang mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao sa rehimeng Marcos na itinuturing na karapat-dapat na tumanggap ng mga kompensasyon na nagm…

“The human rights violations during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. had been proven to be false and were mere invention and propaganda by the opposition.”

Vera Files says: The Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission has documented 11,103 Filipinos who suffered abuse under the Marcos regime and eligible to receive compensations from the P10- billion fund from the Marcos Swiss …

“Nasa Ilocos Norte ang pinakamalaking wind energy producer sa Southeast Asia.”

Vera Files says: May hindi bababa sa tatlong wind farm ang Vietnam na may mas mataas na kapasidad sa pagbuo ng kuryente kaysa sa pinakamalaking wind farm sa Pilipinas, ang Burgos Wind Power Project sa Ilocos Norte.

“The biggest wind energy producer in Southeast Asia is in Ilocos Norte.”

Vera Files says: Vietnam has at least three wind farms that have higher power generation capacity than the biggest wind farm in the Philippines, the Burgos Wind Power Project in Ilocos Norte.

“Ang Philippine Red Cross ay maaaring i-audit ng gobyerno.”

Vera Files says: Ang PRC ay hindi napapailalim sa regular na pag-audit ng Commission on Audit (CoA). Gayunpaman, ang Article IX-D, Section 2 (1) ng 1987 Constitution ay nagsasaad na ang CoA ay maaaring magsagawa ng post-audit ng isang n…

“The Philippine Red Cross can be audited by the government.”

Vera Files says: The PRC is not subject to the regular audit of the Commission on Audit (CoA). However, Article IX-D, Section 2 (1) of the 1987 Constitution states that the CoA can conduct a post-audit of a non-governmental organization…

“Idineklara ng U.S. si retired International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na "persona non grata" dahil sa "pag-iimbento ng" mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao.”

Vera Files says: Ang economic sanctions at visa restrictions ay ipinataw kay Bensouda sa panahon ng administrasyon ni dating U.S. president Donald Trump noong Setyembre 2020. Ngunit tinanggal ito noong Abril 2021 sa ilalim ng termino ng…

“The U.S. declared retired International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda "persona non grata" for "inventing" human rights violations.”

Vera Files says: Economic sanctions and visa restrictions were imposed on Bensouda during the administration of former U.S. president Donald Trump in September 2020. But these were lifted in April 2021 under the term of his successor, J…

“The Fair Elections Act prohibits publication of election surveys”

“Candidates pay P1 million to be "enrolled" in every survey”

“Cory Aquino has no massive infrastructure project other than the Ortigas flyover”