Archive - FACT CHECK

Several FB groups circulated posts claiming they are authorized to list down names of beneficiaries under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino program.

A netizen’s post on a Facebook group claims that DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo has approved cash assistance of 10,000 for every Filipino family.

A video making the rounds on social media claims former vice president Leni Robredo was evicted from Harvard University. Not true.

A YouTube video claims Vice President Sara Duterte issued an order reinstating suspended BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag. This is false.

Several social media posts claim former vice president Leni Robredo dressed inappropriately when she supposedly met with officials in the Middle East.

Contrary to Zubiri’s claim, the Philippine National Police reported on Nov. 14 that 46 deaths occurred in 18,505 anti-drug operations since the Marcos administration assumed power on June 30. The police claimed the 46 individuals killed were suspects who resisted arrest.

Several Facebook pages are circulating photos, said to have been taken during a crowd crush in a mall due to an air conditioner sale.

A Facebook page is circulating a fraudulent advertisement about a milk product that allegedly treats gout within a week.  

Although the Marcos administration placed “social protection” as one of its budget priorities for “human capital development,” Sonny Africa, executive director of the nonprofit IBON Foundation, noted that the total allocation for these programs in 2023 is P33.28 billion less than the P262.67 billion for 2022.

While Marcos did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote (58.7%) in the May 2022 balloting is only the country’s third highest vote percentage, next to former presidents Manuel L. Quezon (67.9%, 1935) and Ramon Magsaysay (68.9%, 1953).

Press freedom in the Philippines does not fare better than Singapore and Malaysia, according to the Paris-based World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders.

What is universal periodic review (UPR) of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and its relevance to improving the human rights situation in the country? Here are five things you should know.