Archive - Claims by Public Figures

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?