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Contrary to a report by One News, a television news channel under cable provider Cignal TV, retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio did not and “has no plans to file” a petition at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the disqualification of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as candidate for president in the 2022 elections.

From declaring that “[he] will only run” for a seat in the Senate in the 2022 elections under the slate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should she join the presidential race, Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque now says he may vie for a Senate slot after all “to prove that the people support [him].”

The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made it appear that James Jimenez, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), said the petition to cancel the candidacy of the former senator on Nov. 2 has "no clear basis."

It claimed, among other things that the money deposited by the Marcoses did not come from ill-gotten wealth.

Jimenez made the statement hours before a group of civil society actors filed the petition.

“The term ‘alumni’ is not synonymous with ‘graduates’. One can be an alumnus without graduating,” it said in an email response to VERA Files Fact Check.

Lawyer Victor Rodriguez, chief of staff of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., claimed in a statement that the presidential aspirant has always been honest with his educational attainment from the University of Oxford in England. This is false. In at least three instances, Marcos Jr. made inaccurate assertions on his credentials.

​A look at the FB post's edit history shows it was completely changed after two days.

"The special Diploma was not a full graduate Diploma,” says Oxford University.

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar claimed in an Oct. 12 radio interview that the Philippines was no longer among the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists due to the “swift resolution" of the Maguindanao massacre in 2019, which, he said, formed part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s legacy. This is inaccurate on two counts.

Marcos served in the Senate from 2010 to 2016, covering both the 15th and 16th Congress. In his first three years, he was listed as an author of 49 Senate bills and a co-author of two.

The two shots were taken in two different areas of the Manila Bay, both under Duterte's term.

The opposition lawmaker said no such thing.

Hindi totoo ang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na si Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo ang "tanging mayaman" sa Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).

President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo is the “only rich person” in Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).

In his verified Facebook (FB) page, former Public Works and Highways secretary Mark Villar tagged the Skyway Stage 3 project as an accomplishment under the “Build, Build, Build” program, President Rodrigo Duterte’s infrastructure master plan. This needs context.

During the oath-taking ceremony of new members of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on Oct. 16, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte accused the opposition Liberal Party (LP) for giving the Ayalas, a prominent business family in the country, a water distribution contract. His claim is false.

He has addressed the proliferation of “fake” posts using his name to endorse a certain candidate.

It mimicked the quote card template of a local news media group.

The bag originally sported a print showing a man wearing a mohawk.

The international airport already existed long before Marcos took office.

No such ruling exists.

Some were old, others were for breast cancer awareness month.

It is also misleading netizens with an old interview, made to look like Vice President Leni Robredo said she pocketed donations from her election campaign fund in 2016.

The citation was actually for Sotto, who was among 12 state and civil society leaders around the world who were awarded by the U.S. State Department in February for their work “to defend transparency, combat corruption and ensure accountability in their own countries.”

The company warned its customers: Palawan Pawnshop is not connected to any online cash or ayuda.

Some 572 aspirants vying for national positions in the 2022 elections filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) from Oct. 1 to 8 at the Garden Tent, Hotel Sofitel in Pasay City.

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On Oct. 1, 2021, the Tokyo landmark, which also serves as a broadcast and communications tower, featured a special light display in celebration of Breast Awareness Month, according to its official website.

Former Pagsanjan mayor Abner Afuang marked the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Oct. 1 with an unproven claim ー that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is man-made.