Death and taxes and Marcos
As the second year of COVID-19 comes to a close, we Filipinos are learning to accept the reality that there is more than just death and taxes that are inevitable in life. In the Philippines, at least.
Author Archives: Jose Bayani Baylon
Will Tiktok decide the 2022 elections?
You’ll be astounded by the staggering numbers when you Google the number of TikTok accounts the Marcoses and their supporters have. Even more confounding is the exponential capacity of those accounts to share posts.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Sa taong 2021, Marcos Jr. pinakanakinabang sa disinformation na may kaugnayan sa halalan; Robredo ang paboritong target
Todo ang trabaho ng mga publisher ng disinformation ngayong taon sa kanilang paggawa ng mga hindi tumpak na post na may kaugnayan sa halalan – karamihan sa mga ito ay umikot para suportahan o atakihin ang ilang mga political aspirants bago pa man ang opisyal na pagsisimula ng kampanya para sa mga pambansang eleksyon sa susunod na taon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Former spox Roque’s claim on health care law authorship needs context
Roque is only one among over a hundred other lawmakers listed as authors of the measure.
BLIP ML
When I pick up a political conversation with the Omicron Generation and talk turns to Marcos and Martial Law, I either end up answering questions about how it was during the ML years or end up as if I were talking to a blank wall.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages, netizens spread FAKE anti-Marcos quote card of Laoag mayor
No official record or news report reflects such a remark by Keon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-BBM netizen, groups spread FAKE caravan photo of Robredo
The original photo shows devotees of the Black Nazarene crossing the Jones Bridge in Manila.
Disunity in Marcos Jr.’s party calls into question his leadership competence
With six petitions filed with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to thwart his presidential bid in 2022, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to speak up and clear his name of the allegations against him. He has been leaving the talking to his spokesperson and his adoptive political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).
Focus on curbing risks of ‘organized use’ of disinformation, social media platform group urged
Aware of its critical role in Philippine politics, Meta (formerly Facebook) has vowed to prioritize mitigating risks of coordinated campaigns across all its applications seeking to manipulate public debate in the forthcoming elections.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte walks back on declaring Marcos Jr. a ‘capable’ successor
Two days after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio publicly confirmed her partnership with presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the 2022 elections, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his dismay over the team-up.