Petitioners, Carpio: Comelec decision on Marcos DQ disappointing but not surprising
While disappointing, the decision was not a surprise to those who sought to invalidate his candidacy.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FALSE figures on construction materials Robredo turned over to Odette victims circulates
The post gave deflated numbers on the distributed materials.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Crowd DID NOT chant Marcos’ name at Robredo’s proclamation rally
This post is false. Don't believe it.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Vaccination cards, negative COVID-19 tests NOT required to vote in 2022 polls
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, misinformation that voters need to present a vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9 has been making the rounds on social media.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ex-PCOO consultant, netizens post MISLEADING Robredo quote on ‘Biden, CIA’
A graphic featuring Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s partial answer to a question in a radio interview was uploaded by several Facebook (FB) accounts, including an FB page of a former Palace media consultant, to make her look dumb. It is misleading.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sandro Marcos DID NOT say father, clan will win even without campaigning
No media outlet published or aired such a remark and attributed it to him.
What’s your bet’s bet on debt?
When a candidate promises to build more infrastructure and provide funds for livelihood and small businesses if elected, he or she must tell voters where he or she would get the money for these.
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
‘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.