Archive - Claims by Public Figures

Blogger Mark Lopez falsely claimed during a House tri-committee hearing that the Philippines “also uses” water cannons in defending its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.

Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy remains on the most wanted list of the FBI. There has been no official announcement to the contrary from the U.S. federal authorities on the charges against him.

Quiboloy’s attribution is inaccurate. R.A. No. 11310 is the law institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), while R.A. No. 11916 is the Senior Citizens’ Pension Act.

Tulfo's statements are misleading. A political dynasty exists not only when multiple family members have dominant control over a certain locality.

The numbers Marcoleta cited are incorrect and outdated. They do not correspond to land features in the South China Sea claimed by each country, but the number of outposts put up in the Spratly Islands, which is only a portion of the disputed waters.

Isang dosenang maling pahayag ang natukoy ng VERA Files sa nine-minute video ng Project Dalisay

Vice President Sara Duterte said she did not make an assassination threat against the president. This contradicts what she revealed in a Zoom press conference in November 2024.

Mali si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa nilalaman ng comprehensive sexuality education sa Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill sa Senado.

PAHAYAG “Hidden in the 222 pages of 2025 General Appropriations Acts (GAA) were at least 10 pages with blank spaces where the amount[s] of budget were supposed to be written.” (“Nakatago sa 222 na pahina ng 2025 General Appropriations Acts (GAA) ang hindi bababa sa 10 mga pahina na may mga blangkong puwang kung saan

Hindi totoo ang sinasabi ni Abines na ang mga bahagi ng 2025 budget ay iniwang blangko. Ang mga pahinang ipinakita niya ay wala sa GAA kundi sa bicameral committee report.

Abines falsely claims parts of 2025 budget were left blank. The pages he showed were not in the GAA but in the bicameral committee report.

ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo claimed he “did not scam… did not deceive” anyone but admitted he was an undocumented alien who illegally worked in the United States for 10 years, having entered the country as a tourist.

In 2024, the Philippines ranked third highest behind Singapore and Japan in terms of electricity cost in the continent.

Hindi bahagi ng ASEAN ang South Korea, Japan at Australia, bagaman kaalyado ng U.S. ang mga bansang ito.

South Korea, Japan and Australia are not part of ASEAN

Ang pahayag ni Mel Velarde sa papel ng 1734 Murillo Velarde map sa pagpapatibay ng soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context.

Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez claimed with no basis that he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022.

Salvador Medialdea falsely claimed "there was no mention" of jurisdiction in the 2021 ruling of the ICC authorizing the investigation of EJKs under the Duterte administration's drug war.

Hindi totoo ang pahayag ng abogadong si Raul Lambino, isang senatorial aspirant sa ilalim ng Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, na hindi lahat ng EJK ay ilegal.

Lawyer Raul Lambino, a senatorial aspirant under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, falsely claimed that not all EJKs are illegal.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that the sources of his bank deposits are none of business of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte once again claimed he is not rich. Less than two hours later, he said he worked hard and could possibly have accumulated P5 billion.

Vice President Sara Duterte lashed out at her UniTeam mate Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, accusing them of lying and corruption.

There is no such law prohibiting public officials or government agencies from discussing confidential funds appropriated to their offices.

The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, not the House quad comm, cited OVP’s Zuleika Lopez in contempt.

When asked about specific “high-value” victims of extrajudicial killings attributed to the drug war, Duterte gave various reasons distancing himself from the cases.

When lawmakers pressed Rodrigo Duterte to sign the waiver to open his bank accounts for scrutiny while the hearing was going on, the former president started giving various conditions.

Hindi tumpak ang pahayag ni House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na 73 lamang ang napatay sa mga drug-related police operations sa una at kalahating taon ng Marcos administration.

From denying the existence of the DDS when he was mayor of Davao City, former president Rodrigo Duterte said that former Davao police officers present in the Oct. 28 Senate probe on his administration’s drug war were commanders of the DDS.