Archive - Claims by Public Figures

From saying it will ban premature campaigning in the 2025 polls, Comelec now says it cannot circumvent the 2007 law that repealed the restriction.

Poverty figures in the BARMM have, indeed, decreased since 2018. But it remains to have the highest poverty incidence in the country at 34.8% as of the first half of 2023, according to PSA.

Less than a month after saying that having three Dutertes in the 2025 senatorial race is “good news,” Sen. Robinhood Padilla filed a bill prohibiting political dynasties.

President Ferdinand Marcos misleads with the claim that his administration’s drug war has remained “bloodless.”

A Tagum City RTC convicted ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo for endangering the lives of minors, not kidnapping as claimed by former broadcaster Jay Sonza.

This was not the first time that Dela Rosa questioned the ICC's involvement in the victims' pursuit of justice.

A Manila Times news article inaccurately reported that the Supreme Court wanted to "compel" Congress to pass an anti-dynasty law.

The DepEd has backtracked on its stand in April that public schools cannot immediately revert to the old academic calendar.

Although the NTC had issued a cease and desist order against SMNI’s radio and television operations, its franchise remains legally valid.

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla repeated his claim that it is "cleaner" than traditional fossil fuels. This needs context.

Although neither of the two PDP factions was part of the original four political parties that comprised UniTeam, candidates from the Duterte-allied wing were included in the coalition’s slate.

The U.S. no longer has permanent bases in the country since 1992. American troops, however, have access to some Philippine military facilities for specific purposes.

At least four POGOs found to have engaged in criminal activities had licenses from PAGCOR when they were raided last year.

The ICC was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 and is independent from the UN.

Duterte has accused the Marcos administration of preventing the Hakbang ng Maisug prayer rally in Tacloban, contrary to the organizers' post that the rally was canceled due to bad weather.

Panelo inaccurately claimed that the Aquino administration built about 160,000 housing units to relocate the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. falsely claimed "nothing was done" in the past two administrations to rehabilitate the areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Larry Gadon, a disbarred lawyer, contradicted his mandate as presidential adviser for poverty alleviation.

On several occasions, Duterte cursed and criticized Marcos, even calling him a drug addict.

In praising the Marcos administration's economic policies, Larry Gadon erred in citing figures on poverty, employment and GDP growth rates.

Gaano kahalaga ang coral reefs sa South China Sea at bakit nasa degraded state ito?

Marcos said the country's investment promotion agencies have approved almost P1.7 trillion investments across various sectors.

The DOJ briefer is intended to provide the president legal measures he could take and does not signify a change in the administration’s policy of not cooperating with the ICC.

Rep. France Castro of ACT-Teachers Partylist was quoted in news reports as denouncing the “net pay” of BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr., as published in the COA 2023 Report on Salaries and Allowances. This is inaccurate.

In an exclusive interview on Global Times, former president Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted his foreign policy to be neutral but later declared he loves China more than the Americans.

Hindi makikipag-cooperate ang Marcos administration sa International Criminal Court sa imbestigasyon nito sa drug war. Gumagana naman daw kasi ang justice system ng Pilipinas.

Sabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi siya "opposition" ni Marcos, taliwas sa sinabi niya noon na opposition siya ng lahat ng nakaraang administrasyon.

Nagkasagutan sina Sen. Raffy Tulfo at Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa kamakailan tungkol sa presyo ng mga gamot sa mga pampublikong ospital.

Itinanggi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na meron silang "gentlemen's agreement" ni Xi Jinping, ang pinuno ng China, tungkol sa Ayungin Shoal.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. falsely claimed that he “has not touched” the ill-gotten wealth cases filed against his family post-EDSA.