Vera Files fact-checked President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement about how 80% of the oil supply in the Philippines comes from Saudi Arabia. However, they found out that the President got his figures wrong. [ads2] During his official trip to the Middle East, the President visited Saudi Arabia and thanked the country for its contributions to the […] More
Saudi Arabians are reportedly keeping an eye on their next possible king. Will it be King Rodrigo Duterte then his term ends as Philippine president? This is what an online story is claiming, with its title being, “Saudi Arabians request Duterte to be their King after the end of his term!” [ads2] Surprisingly, despite how […] More
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II is said to have a list proving that Vice President Leni Robredo did cheat during the 2016 elections. The story quickly made rounds on social media, gaining hundreds of shares. [ads2] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [ads1] However, clicking on the link of the story, which was published by […] More
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe allegedly advised President Rodrigo Duterte not to pay any attention to “unnecessary noise distraction” from his rivals and focus instead on generating projects for the common Filipinos. He reportedly made the remarks in the midst of Japan government pledging to give Philippines support one the Duterte administration’s infrastructure plans. [ads2] […] More
A website claimed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for maintaining Russia-PH relations and told him that Filipinos are welcome to Russia. [ads2] The source, cnnnews-channel.com, included a direct quote from Lavrov: “Russia’s doors are open for your citizens.” Lavrov reportedly said this after Duterte toured the Russian-guided missile cruiser Varyag […] More
US President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter allegedly cautioned Filipinos not to allow President Rodrigo Duterte not to pay attention to ‘non-performers’ who are trying to intimidate him. [ads2] Ivanka Trump reportedly urged Filipinos to ignore people who cannot even offer alternative solutions to the Philippines’ problems. She reportedly added that it is normal for government […] More
Controversial Fil-Am civic leader Loida Nicolas Lewis allegedly said that she is sorry for being mistaken about President Rodrigo Duterte. At least this is what a few blogs claimed. [ads2] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] However, we have plenty of reasons to suspect the veracity of the story seeing as how it came from the fake news […] More
Al Jazeera reporter Jamela Alindogan slammed avid Duterte supporter RG San Luis and called him a “propagandist” for insinuating that she had plastic surgery done and for using a different reporter’s photo as her “before surgery” picture. [ads2] Alindogan doused San Luis’ insinuation by saying, “Bonjour! I see the propagandists working overtime again. Love how […] More
Some Facebook pages rejoiced over the story that claimed former Senator Bongbong Marcos is finally going to replace Vice President Leni Robredo. Duterte support page “Solid Team Duterte” happily spread the “good news” that has been allegedly “confirmed” as true. Its post even gained 3,000 shares! [ads2] Other Facebook pages, such as “Duterte “Ang Probinsiyano,”” […] More
Several blogs happily reported the good news about President Rodrigo Duterte returning home with some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are in death row in Jeddah. [ads2] The “good news” has been shared by Facebook pages such as “OFW Family,” “Pinoy Tribune,” and “KUYA Erwin Tol,” earning thousands of shares. [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] […] More
Vera Files fact checked President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim about receiving a salary of P130,000 per month and it turned out that he is receiving much more than that. On January 25, Duterte first mentioned that he is only earning P130,000 per month. [ads2] “Ako nga 130,000 lang ako. Duha ka pamilya [laughter]. Totoo. Gibuhi na ko… Eh […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that by maintaining peace and order in Davao City, it led to an unprecedented 9% growth in the city, something that is “unheard of in this country.” During his speech in front of government appointees and the Philippine Councilors League officers on March 30, Duterte said: [asd2] “At ‘yung namang mga […] More