Archive - FACT CHECK

A TikTok video claimed incoming President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. announced Filipinos holding a national ID are to receive P10,000 ayuda. Untrue.

The National Telecommunications Commission awarded ABS-CBN frequencies to Manny Villar-owned Advanced Media Broadcasting System, Inc. (AMBS)

Three days before stepping down, President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to using his powers as chief executive to turn lawmakers against ABS-CBN. This was contrary to earlier claims that he did not interfere in the non-renewal of the broadcasting network’s legislative franchise.

The scam post claimed that the ex-game show host would give away P30,000 as ayuda (cash assistance) to help people establish businesses.

There are no official records or legitimate news reports stating that charges have been lodged against Risa Hontiveros by the Ombudsman.

Six years after declaring a war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte sees no end to such problem.

Tulfo proposed a livelihood assistance for the beneficiaries of DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and not for every Filipino family.

A fake graphic claiming President-elect Bongbong Marcos Jr. will give cash to those who give personal details in Facebook comments is a scam.

Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) made a misleading claim that the Supreme Court had ruled that “there is no danger to life, liberty and security when you are identified as a member of the CPP NPA NDF.”

Untrue. Sara Duterte-Carpio did not say she wanted the K to 12 system abolished but is inclined to conduct a review of its implementation.

Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that two “Dutertes” will sit as president and vice president of the country for 11 days due to the unprecedented early inauguration of his daughter, vice president-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio, is misleading.

Dr Liza Ramoso-Ong, wife of vice president candidate Doc Willie Ong, denied this in a phone call with VERA Files Fact Check.