An old graphic has been reuploaded by a Facebook (FB) user falsely presenting it as a recent announcement of a 24-hour curfew in Cavite from May 1 to 15.
The spurious post, published on April 29, bore the outdated graphic with a photo of former Cavite governor, now Interior and Local Government Secretary, Juan Victor “Jonvic” Remulla, along with the text: “CAVITE WILL HAVE 24 HOURS CURFEW STARTING MAY 1, 12:01 AM – MAY 15, 5:00 AM.”
It also carried a caption that reads:
Stay at home. Vote Straight. 24 hrs Curfew
Bawal ang mga sumusunod : (The following are prohibited 🙂
DDS
Sakla
Videoke
Magbakte sa Basketball Court
Excempted:
Trece
Mendez
Silang
A reverse image search shows that the republished graphic originated from an April 28, 2020 post by the FB page Proud Caviteño.
It referred to a “calibrated” quarantine announced by Remulla during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included a 24-hour curfew, exempting only frontliners, food handlers, bank employees, and those involved in other financial services and relief operations.
No announcements have been released on the official FB pages of the provincial government of Cavite or the current governor, Athena Tolentino, regarding a curfew in the days prior to the 2025 midterm elections.
Although the FB user who published the old graphic later claimed on April 30 that it was intended as “sarcasm,” and noted in their bio that they post memes, some commenters appeared to believe that a curfew had actually been enforced, while others flagged it as “fake news.”
The false post emerged two weeks before the May 12 national and local elections. It has since garnered 5,400 reactions, 692 comments, and 4,400 shares.
