FACT CHECK: Imee Marcos’ falsely claims being founder and chair of Kabataang Barangay
Sen. Imee Marcos falsely claims to be the founder of Kabataang Barangay and its chairperson from 1975 to 1986.
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FACT CHECK: Eating one malunggay seed daily does NOT cure over 300 diseases
A Facebook user claimed that eating one malunggay seed daily can cure a myriad of diseases. An expert in herbal medicine says otherwise.
FACT CHECK: P1,000 monthly pension is for INDIGENT senior citizens, not all
A false advisory about a P1,000 monthly pension for all senior citizens in the Philippines is circulating again on social media.
FACT CHECK: Drinking water with calamansi for 120 days will NOT clean the liver
Neither hepatologists nor traditional medicine experts recommend drinking water mixed with calamansi juice to "clean" the liver.
FACT CHECK: More FAKE ads for ‘bee venom’ cream circulate
Another fake Facebook ad about bee venom cream claims that the ointment was created by PGH and endorsed by a certain Renato "Waterdok" Paragas.
FACT CHECK: NO Marcos gold in the Bank of England
An FB post claimed that former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s last will and testament mentioned gold assets deposited in the Bank of England. Not true.
FACT CHECK: Ads for ‘St. Luke’s’ pulse oximeter are FAKE
Ads on Facebook for a pulse oximeter supposedly made by St. Luke's Medical Center are fake. The hospital has disowned the ads.
FACT CHECK: NO advisory in Antique to avoid fish after seaside cemetery collapse
A netizen on Facebook (FB) warned people against eating fish in Antique, hours after heavy waves partially destroyed a public cemetery in the municipality of Sebaste in Antique.
Sagot nga ba ng PhilHealth ang kalusugan mo?
Sa ika-12 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, kasama ang senior editor ng VERA Files na si Elma Sandoval, sasagutin ni Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior vice president for Health Finance Policy at spokesperson ng PhilHealth, ang malaking katanungan: Sagot nga ba ng PhilHealth ang kalusugan mo?
Napakasakit, PhilHealth!
Labag daw sa Universal Healthcare Act ang paglilipat ng halos P90 billion na excess funds ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation o PhilHealth sa national treasury. Sa ika-11 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, makikipagkwentuhan si Elma Sandoval, senior editor ng VERA Files, kay Dr. Tony Leachon, isang independent health reform advocate at former PhilHealth director, para malinawan ang mga bagay sa mainit na isyung ito.
