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Rhenzel Raymond Caling

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As seen in: Thomson Reuters, Bulatlat, verafiles.org, Tinig ng Plaridel
Covers:  education, public health and sanitation, cybersecurity, transportation and disinformation
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Markers of the country's significant past relegated to insignificance

Markers of the country's significant past relegated to insignificance

VERA Files — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has marked at least 1,500 historic spots all over the country. However, a visit to some of those spots shows neglect—a sad commentary of our regard to our history.
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FACT CHECK: Sen. Robin Padilla spreads MISLEADING photo of Duterte retirement at Davao home

FACT CHECK: Sen. Robin Padilla spreads MISLEADING photo of Duterte retirement at Davao home

VERA Files — Several Facebook (FB) pages and groups, including Sen. Robin Padilla's official account, passed off a photo showing former president Rodrigo Duterte relaxing outside his Davao City home, supposedly after stepping down from the presidency last June 30. It is misleading.
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FACT SHEET: Four things you need to know about Malampaya

FACT SHEET: Four things you need to know about Malampaya

VERA Files — Should the Philippines fail to produce more electricity amid Malampaya gas field's projected depletion, the Department of Energy's 2021 Energy Resource Guide warns that the country "will face a huge energy crisis."
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FACT CHECK: Galvez claim that PH hit vaxx target needs context

FACT CHECK: Galvez claim that PH hit vaxx target needs context

VERA Files — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., head of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, claimed that the government had achieved its goal of fully vaccinating 70 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term on June 30. This claim needs context.
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Pope Francis did not give retirement speech

Pope Francis did not give retirement speech

FactRakers — A series of Facebook posts claiming that Pope Francis delivered a retirement speech is misleading. The text contained in the posts was not the pope's exact words but an unofficial summary and a pastor's analysis of a speech he made in Cuba in 2015.
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Taylor Swift didn't flash Marcos hand sign at NYU speech

Taylor Swift didn't flash Marcos hand sign at NYU speech

Tsek.ph — Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was not doing presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s campaign hand sign when she made a "V" hand gesture during her speech at the New York University commencement ceremony last May 18, contrary to what a YouTube video insinuated.
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Congress hasn't passed mandatory ROTC bill for senior high

Congress hasn't passed mandatory ROTC bill for senior high

Tsek.ph — A viral tweet on the passage of a bill making the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory for Grade 11 and 12 students is misleading. While the House of Representatives did approve the measure, it happened three years ago in the 17th Congress.
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Duterte impersonator endorsed Robredo

Duterte impersonator endorsed Robredo

Tsek.ph — A spliced video clip of an impersonator of President Rodrigo Duterte has been passed off by supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo as his endorsement of her candidacy for the May 9 polls. The man in the video is not Duterte but Jun Alegre, a candidate for board member in the second district of Albay.
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Flyers claiming Makabayan party-lists disqualified fabricated

Flyers claiming Makabayan party-lists disqualified fabricated

Tsek.ph — Party-lists from the Makabayan bloc are not disqualified to run in the May 9 elections, contrary to what leaflets found across several areas in the country have claimed. The Commission on Elections announced in a May 8 press briefing that flyers and social media posts alleging the disqualification of progressive party-lists Kabataan, Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, ACT Teachers and Gabriela are not issued by the Comelec and are "fake and spurious."
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Misleading video claims Duterte backing Robredo bid

Misleading video claims Duterte backing Robredo bid

Tsek.ph — President Rodrigo Duterte has not declared support for the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo, contrary to what a misleading TikTok video has implied after a group supporting the president endorsed her.
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Montemayor misstates first IATF resolution banned nurse deployment

Montemayor misstates first IATF resolution banned nurse deployment

Tsek.ph — The first resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases was a COVID-19 travel advisory for China, not a ban on the foreign deployment of nurses as claimed by presidential candidate Jose Montemayor Jr. in a recent debate.
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Robredo claim on energy supply needs context

Robredo claim on energy supply needs context

Tsek.ph — Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo recently cited a projection that the country's energy supply would dry up by 2024 and mentioned the Malampaya gas field in the same breath. The statement needs context as it was unclear whether she was referring to the expiration of Malampaya's contract or expected supply depletion.
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Montemayor overcounts jobless Filipinos

Montemayor overcounts jobless Filipinos

Tsek.ph — An estimated 3.27 million Filipinos are out of work, not nine million as presidential candidate Jose Montemayor Jr. wrongly claimed in a recent debate. The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded in its December 2021 Labor Force Survey a 6.6% unemployment rate, equivalent to about 3.27 million individuals.
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Robredo had no script at CNN PH debate

Robredo had no script at CNN PH debate

Tsek.ph — Vice President Leni Robredo was not reading a script during the CNN Philippines Presidential Debate on Feb. 27, contrary to posts circulated by candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s supporters across social media.
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Pulse Asia exec didn't say Robredo 'cannot beat Marcos'

Pulse Asia exec didn't say Robredo 'cannot beat Marcos'

Tsek.ph — Pulse Asia Research Director Ana Maria Tabunda never said Vice President Leni Robredo cannot win against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the presidential race, contrary to what a social media card alleged.
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Rights groups slam illegal arrest of community doctor

Rights groups slam illegal arrest of community doctor

Tinig ng Plaridel — Human rights groups said that Castro has been barred from seeing lawyers and family members since she was brought to Camp Crame yesterday. The 53-year old doctor was also reportedly being denied access to her medications for hypertension and diabetes.
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As Sept. 30 deadline draws near, voter applicants 'frustrated' with registration mishaps

As Sept. 30 deadline draws near, voter applicants 'frustrated' with registration mishaps

Tinig ng Plaridel — Even when the Commission on Elections opened mall registration booths to draw more voters as the Sept. 30 deadline draws near, registrants were still met with obstacles in their application process.
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UP in the air: What you need to know from the proposed 2022 budget for UP - Tinig ng Plaridel

UP in the air: What you need to know from the proposed 2022 budget for UP - Tinig ng Plaridel

Tinig ng Plaridel — In 2022, the University of the Philippines system could face a P1.3 billion budget cut through the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) proposed national budget, which was submitted to the House of Representatives on Aug. 23, Monday.
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UP residents dread lockdown losses, delayed aid

UP residents dread lockdown losses, delayed aid

Tinig ng Plaridel — With little to no income because of ECQ, affected individuals are hoping for the immediate release of cash assistance to see them through the two-week ordeal. But delayed distribution from past lockdowns bolster doubts of receiving the aid on time.
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Stinking realities: Unsafely disposed diapers undermine sanitation programs, cause diseases

Stinking realities: Unsafely disposed diapers undermine sanitation programs, cause diseases

Bulatlat — Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s 2017 National Demographic show that an estimated 2.74 million households are disposing child feces unsafely, most of which end up in the garbage.
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Terminated UP-DND accord does not give military free pass to make arrests inside campus

Terminated UP-DND accord does not give military free pass to make arrests inside campus

Tinig ng Plaridel — The military cannot conduct search and arrest warrants even if they can now freely enter the university, a law professor said after an agreement barring the unannounced entry of state forces to the University of the Philippines was terminated by the government.
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Who's watching? 'Hijacked' Netflix accounts reveal weak PH cybersecurity laws

Who's watching? 'Hijacked' Netflix accounts reveal weak PH cybersecurity laws

Tinig ng Plaridel — Users have found different ways to subscribe to Netflix for less than the market price. Some of them were found to be illegal, with customers resorting to the hidden market to get the same quality streaming for a lower cost.
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Halted physical classes, looming phaseout burden UP jeepney drivers

Halted physical classes, looming phaseout burden UP jeepney drivers

Tinig ng Plaridel — A student-less UP campus, coupled with limited seating capacity in jeepneys, makes it difficult for drivers to recover from a seven-month loss of revenue. Adding to their burden is the danger of having their franchises revoked if they fail to comply with the jeepney modernization program before 2021.
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'Flaw-ridden' Campus Journalism Act burdens high school journos

'Flaw-ridden' Campus Journalism Act burdens high school journos

Tinig ng Plaridel — Once envisioned to uphold the integrity of the campus press, an in-depth investigation finds that Campus Journalism Act (CJA) has done more harm than good in almost three decades of its implementation, jeopardizing editorial independence and funding of student publications.
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