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Marcos goes after corrupt public works officials, contractors: ‘Mahiya naman kayo!’

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By Theresa Martelino-Reyes

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Jul 28, 2025

President Marcos, in his fourth SONA, acknowledged the disappointment over his administration’s performance and vowed to go after corrupt public works officials and contractors over substandard and incomplete flood control projects that caused severe flooding in the past week.

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FACT SHEET: Paano sinusukat ang kahirapan sa Pilipinas?

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By VERA Files

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Sep 12, 2024

Paano ba sinusukat ang kahirapan sa Pilipinas? Alamin sa VERA Files Fact Sheet na ito:

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Sagot nga ba ng PhilHealth ang kalusugan mo?

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By VERA Files

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Sep 3, 2024

Sa ika-12 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, kasama ang senior editor ng VERA Files na si Elma Sandoval, sasagutin ni Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior vice president for Health Finance Policy at spokesperson ng PhilHealth, ang malaking katanungan: Sagot nga ba ng PhilHealth ang kalusugan mo?

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Napakasakit, PhilHealth!

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By VERA Files

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Aug 15, 2024

Labag daw sa Universal Healthcare Act ang paglilipat ng halos P90 billion na excess funds ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation o PhilHealth sa national treasury. Sa ika-11 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, makikipagkwentuhan si Elma Sandoval, senior editor ng VERA Files, kay Dr. Tony Leachon, isang independent health reform advocate at former PhilHealth director, para malinawan ang mga bagay sa mainit na isyung ito.

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Ban POGOs, WPS is ours, says Marcos in 2024 SONA

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By Celine Isabelle Samson

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Jul 22, 2024

An immediate ban on POGOs, underscoring of a bloodless fight against illegal drugs, and a reaffirmation of a commitment to defend territories in the West Philippine Sea are key pronouncements that earned President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. three standing ovations during his third SONA on Monday, July 22.

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Claims by public figures FACT CHECK

FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Barbers tungkol sa bilang ng napatay sa anti-drug campaign ni Marcos HINDI TUMPAK

Hindi tumpak ang pahayag ni House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na 73 lamang ang napatay sa mga drug-related police operations sa una at kalahating taon ng Marcos administration.

SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER

Halfway through his six-year term, only 42 or 25.45% of those promises have been fulfilled while 91 or 55.15% are in progress or still being implemented. The remaining 28 (16.97%) have been stalled, mostly in the legislature, and 4 (2.42%) have failed.