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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd INACCURATELY says Comelec plans to file criminal charges vs teachers who quit election duties

The Comelec did not make a definitive pronouncement on filing criminal charges against teachers who quit their electoral board duties.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Raffy Alunan claim that he is not a 'supporter' of Duterte needs context

While Raffy Alunan declared support for Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential bid in the 2016 elections, he later pointed out the former administration's failure to address certain governance issues.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline of corruption allegations in LTFRB

What happened to the corruption allegations in LTFRB?

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Janette Garin MISLEADS in claiming that 'not a single life was taken' in Marcos' anti-drug campaign

The Dahas Project of the UP Third World Studies Center recorded 438 drug-related killings from June 30, 2022 to Oct. 15, 2023.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: 'Bato' Dela Rosa contradicts Duterte's statements on 'killing communists'

Sen. “Bato” Dela Rosa belied allegations that former president Rodrigo Duterte was threatening ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, whom Duterte baselessly accused as a “communist” in Congress that “he wanted to kill.”

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Surigao Del Norte lawmaker MISLEADS in claiming anti-drug campaign under Marcos is 'bloodless'

While Marcos has vowed that his administration’s anti-drug campaign will have a “new face,” centered on rehabilitation and addressing drug dependence, it is not bloodless.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palace justification to exclude 'People Power' anniversary as holiday MISLEADS

The Marcos administration has removed the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution from the list of holidays for 2024 “because [it] falls on a Sunday."

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bato Dela Rosa WRONG in saying LGUs 'have discretion' in spending confidential funds

Joint Circular 2015-01 prescribes specific activities where confidential funds can and cannot be used. It does not give LGUs discretion to spend confidential funds the way they want to.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos' claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS

Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.”

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Bakit kailangan ang confidential at intelligence funds?

Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential at intelligence funds (CIF) ng limang civilian agencies ng gobyerno, kasama ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) at Department of Education (DepEd), sa panukalang national budget para sa 2024.

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