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The president himself said in a speech in June 2019 that he would “of course” allow Chinese nationals to fish within Philippine waters.

A two-month-old vlog by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that bears false and misleading claims about the Philippines’ electoral system continues to circulate on social media.

After disappearing from public view for almost two weeks, President Rodrigo Duterte appeared on April 12 in his regular “Talk to the People” address, but made three inaccurate claims in his 20-minute opening remarks. VERA Files Fact Check reviewed his claims and identified one false, one flip-flop, and another that needs context.

Akesis Holistic Health’s post also included a misleading claim on the use of the drug abroad, and recommended doses for it.

This is false. Cattle sperm is not among the ingredients of the beverage.

According to clinical optometrist Monalisa Catapang Ocampo, a co-founder of the Philippine Association of Licensed Optometrist (PALO), prolonged exposure to screen time when using gadgets may lead to subconjunctival hemorrhage.

There was no reference to Russia getting angry at China over the territorial dispute.

Badoy, who also serves as a spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), denied in an April 20 Facebook (FB) post that she made such a pronouncement, calling the made-up quote a “piece of fake news.”

Duterte’s most recent comment on the country’s maritime controversy with China came on April 19 — seven days after the misleading FB video was published.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. erroneously claimed that it is in the agenda of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), under the proposed Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER) with the Philippine government, to block the implementation of the national identification system.

The top image was taken two years into the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.

Media personality Raffy Tulfo was wrong in claiming that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has prevented the private sector from directly purchasing jabs against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from vaccine manufacturers.

The posts was falsely labeled “breaking news."

A reverse image search revealed that the pictures were taken at least six years ago in southern China.

Reacting to the condemnation by four senators of National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Director General Alex Monteagudo’s “red-tagging” of the Senate employees’ union, Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy falsely claimed that Philippine courts already ruled that there is “no such thing as red-tagging.”

Locsin, who was referred to in the quote card as a “diehard Duterte supporter,” made no such derogatory comment toward Robredo.

The two senior officials have spread no such news.

In an email to VERA Files Fact Check, the Palawan Pawnshop Group—the name and photo of which is being misused by the scammer—has denied that it is connected to any raffle offering P30,000 to 50 people and P50,000 to 100 people in exchange for load or any other product.

This is all concocted. President Rodrigo Duterte has not called Marcos to install him in Malacañang to replace Vice President Leni Robredo.

The Philippines welcomed the second quarter of 2021 with record-high numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Currently at over 864,000, a research group has predicted that the nationwide count for local coronavirus infections will reach one million by the end of the month.

This quote is fake.

Nowhere in the clip did Marcoleta threaten to imprison Domingo or Duque.

There are no media reports nor official statements from Malacañang that support this.

Their respective posts rehashed by netizens were all originally published on April 7 last year after the whole Luzon was first put under ECQ as part of the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.

In justifying his move to distribute free ivermectin, a drug intended to treat parasitic infestations, AnaKalusugan Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor claimed that the United States (U.S.) allows it to be used “off-label” as a treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is misleading.

The photos of people swimming and frolicking on the beach in the central and southern regions are misleading.

Estrada's children were quick to deny the false report.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila has reiterated Beijing’s false claim that Julian Felipe Reef (international name: Whitsun Reef) is part of China territory.

There has been no statement from Washington or the Australian government about deploying warships into the disputed waters.

The WHO has denied that the list was theirs.