VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte flip-flops on calling Marcos a ‘drug addict’
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By VERA Files
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Feb 29, 2024
After calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a “drug addict,” former president Rodrigo Duterte now says he could have been referring to the use of medicines, not illegal substances.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: EDUCATION
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By Blanch Ancla
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Jul 19, 2024
Marcos instructed education officials raise the country's PISA performance and improve teacher support for basic education.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: FOREIGN RELATIONS
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By Rhoanne De Guzman
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Jul 18, 2024
Marcos made 15 foreign trips to 11 countries during his second year in office and received an increased travel fund of P1.4 billion in the 2024 national budget.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE
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By Rhoanne De Guzman and Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe
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Jul 17, 2024
All agriculture-related pledges from Marcos' 2023 SONA are in progress, while two from his first SONA in 2022 remain unfulfilled.
FACT CHECK: Alice Guo DID NOT expose Marcos ties to POGO
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By VERA Files
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Jun 5, 2024
A YouTube video falsely claims that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos for being involved with POGO operations in the country.
FACT CHECK: Abante wrongly claims ICC is UN court
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. made a mistake in referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the investigative body of the United Nations (UN). The ICC was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 and is independent from the UN.
After 38 years, the spirit of EDSA lives on
Holiday or not, people gathered once again to commemorate a shining moment in the Filipinos’ struggle for genuine freedom and democracy that happened 38 years ago.
‘Son of God’ Quiboloy now invokes martyrdom of Rizal, Bonifacio
The more Quiboloy talks, the more he shows how he is the opposite of Jesus Christ, whom we know from the Bible.
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