VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ALTERED image shows Robredo endorsing Marcos Jr.
The circulating image is an altered copy of a screenshot from a January 2020 video uploaded on Robredo’s official Facebook page
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‘Radikal’: Artists unite for the future
It’s a virtual Who’s Who of the personages in contemporary Philippine visual arts. That’s the online exhibition that Gigo Alampay, founder and executive director of Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS), is organizing and is setting to open on Feb. 14 at this site: www.radikal.ph.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Campaigning for the upcoming May 9 elections will be like no other in the country's history because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipinos will vote for a new set of national and local leaders amid a raging pandemic that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, nearly crippled the economy, and challenged the competence of incumbent officials in addressing the public health crisis.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens fall for SATIRE on Marcos Jr. as ‘first man on the moon’
American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon.
Guanzon’s challenge a baptism of fire for Ferolino
It was a baptism of fire that not only tested her mettle, but ultimately changed the political equation in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
Leni’s ‘laylayan’ agenda has yet to make impact on targets
If we are to believe the surveys, it appears that Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo's agenda for people living in the laylayan (fringe) of society has yet to have considerable impact on the targeted population segment.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ameera Nasir Khalifa NOT a Saudi princess, not a Marcos supporter
A quote card showing a fictional Saudi princess allegedly praising presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr was shared on Facebook. This is fake.
Boy Abunda takes on Lacson, Marcos and Robredo
Just a day after Jessica Soho made a big splash in her brand of presidential interviews on Jan. 22 over Channel 7, Boy Abunda followed with his own concept of presidential encounters on Jan. 24 onwards on his YouTube channel.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO BASIS for Marcos tape denouncing Cory Aquino over Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
It is not the first time the clip made the rounds on social media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘P28.7M ad loss’ after Marcos skipped Jessica Soho interview NOT TRUE
It was uploaded the same day the network aired the interview of Jessica Soho with four presidential aspirants.