VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo DID NOT tweet she will ‘bring back Aquino gov’t’
The tweet is counterfeit.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on COA fund deficiencies MISLEADINGLY attributed to OVP
The article was about state auditors questioning their colleagues at the COA—not the OVP.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, Neri Colmenares is not in Robredo’s senatorial lineup
While the Makabayan coalition has endorsed Robredo’s candidacy for president, it was not in exchange for including Colmenares in her lineup for the Senate.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. falsely claims West PH Sea dispute ‘only became an election issue’ in the May 2022 polls
The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show Bongbong-Sara supporters filling up ‘EDSA’
The clip does show a Bongbong-Sara motorcade, but it was neither recent nor taken at EDSA.
Does Marcos camp have a mole at Comelec?
It has happened not just once but twice already that the Marcos camp knew about the decisions of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the public, fueling speculations that it is getting insider information pertaining to the petitions against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report on dismissed sedition case vs. Robredo REVIVED
The DOJ cleared Robredo of the charges in February 2020 for lack of probable cause.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The University of Oxford did NOT put up ‘Marcos did not graduate here’ signage
There is no truth to the claim that such a statement was put up at any Oxford building.
The banana republic of Aimee Ferolino
I had tried very much to understand where Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio was coming from.
Politics for the masses: Ka Leody vows to address economy, health and climate change crises
Labor leader Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman is one of 10 running for the presidency in the May elections. His socialist views are not the usual sound bites people hear from other candidates. But could he sway voters to embrace what he is offering, so they understand he truly means to represent the oft-neglected masses?