VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT remove Pacquiao from PDP-Laban
President Rodrigo Duterte has not removed him.
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Your vote is not a joke
With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unlikely to go away soon, the main battleground for next year’s elections will certainly be on social media. Some early birds have, in fact, started advertising on Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, primarily for name recall.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bongbong Marcos unloads five inaccurate claims on election systems in vlog
A two-month-old vlog by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that bears false and misleading claims about the Philippines’ electoral system continues to circulate on social media.
Reject ‘Duterte-like’ candidates in 2022 polls – Carpio
As the 2022 national and local elections draw near, retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday described candidates that Filipino voters must reject for the country’s recovery and survival.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT SAY he will ‘ensure’ Bong Go will be next president
This statement is manufactured.
2022 Go-Duterte tandem: another way for Duterte to cling to power
Amidst the disaster of unabated rise of COVID-19 cases (breaching the 5, 000 mark last Saturday, the highest daily increase since Aug. 26, 2020), the Filipino people are being set up for another tragedy: an attempt to bastardize the Constitution for President Duterte to continue being in power after his term ends on June 30, 2022.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT say he will close poll precincts if Robredo runs for president
Duterte, while openly critical of Robredo, has said no such thing in his speeches.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Presidential survey’ where Sara Duterte got 94% MISLEADS
The so-called survey was an informal Twitter poll.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Image ALTERED to show ‘Run Sara Run’ tarp on vehicle in Marawi City
A reverse image search, however, revealed that the original copy of the photo showing a convoy was taken over three years ago. There was no tarpaulin attached to the vehicle's bumper.