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In just four days, President Rodrigo Duterte went from expressing support to the proposal in the United Nations (UN) for a global ceasefire during the pandemic to killing any possibility of a truce with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for the rest of his term.

It is a natural part of the female reproductive system, yet menstruation remains a taboo topic in many countries, including the Philippines, even to this day.

As typhoons submerged parts of Luzon in floodwater in November, an infographic circulated on Facebook (FB) pointing out that the late President Corazon “Cory” Aquino had mothballed a flood control project of her predecessor Ferdinand Marcos. This lacks context.

In his Nov. 30 public address, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was not “red-tagging” the left-wing groups Makabayan, Gabriela, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) when he accused them of being “legal fronts” and “members” of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of the New People’s Army (NPA), its military arm, and of the National Democratic Front (NDF), its political arm.

The story came from a website that describes itself as “the world’s best satire site.”

The video is manipulated. The footage and audio come from two different news reports. Neither was related to Garcia’s death.

A review of CHR’s most recent statements does not show the government agency making any such “threat.” Nowhere in the 10-minute clip was Trillanes mentioned.

One publisher falsely claimed “even the best Photoshop editor” would not have been able to manipulate it.

The YouTube channel called it "breaking news."

Ten months into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the race for a safe and effective vaccine continues. Researchers and pharmaceutical developers have studied the sequence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and sped up the process of clinical trials to supply rations for over 170 countries, including the Philippines.

It's only applicable for first-time jobseekers.

The bogus raffle includes an instruction that asks for the personal details of netizens.