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In comparing the compliance of citizens in the Philippines with those of its neighboring countries on following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocols, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III erroneously claimed that Singapore is under martial law.

The Philippine News Agency (PNA), a state-run “web-based newswire service,” recently reported a wrong date for the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Herd immunity ー the indirect protection from an infectious disease among the population ー is the goal that most governments, including the Philippines, hope to achieve in one to two years’ time through vaccination against COVID-19.

There has been no new pronouncement about an additional grade level.

This statement is manufactured.

Duterte, while openly critical of Robredo, has said no such thing in his speeches.

The image was an altered screenshot of a March 12, 2020 FB post of Inquirer.net temporarily prohibiting domestic travel in and out of Metro Manila to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The very first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines were officially administered at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and five other referral hospitals in Metro Manila on March 1.

LGUs may still require testing prior to travel. Quarantine is not required except if individuals “exhibit symptoms upon arrival at the LGU of destination.”

The so-called survey was an informal Twitter poll.

In a speech on March 4 that lasted less than 13 minutes, President Rodrigo Duterte made at least three false claims during the inauguration of new school buildings at the Lawang Bato National High School (LBNHS) and Canumay East National High School (CENHS) in Valenzuela City.

The guidelines for OFWs “have not changed,” Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Programs Services Division staff Krista Zulueta told VERA Files Fact Check in a phone interview on March 11.