VERA Files
Iba-iba ang mga modus ng bogus posts na nagkalat sa social media: mga biglaang anunsyo ng ayuda, mga gamot ng iba’t ibang sakit at mga pila ng tao na bibili ng bagsak-presyo na aircon.
After Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency on June 30, inconsistencies in the statements of top government officials have prevailed and confused the public.
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang kanyang administrasyon ay naglalagay ng “patuloy na tulong” para sa proteksyong panlipunan at kabuhayan “sa tuktok” ng listahan ng prayoridad nito. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
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.
Ang pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kamakailan tungkol sa pagbibigay ng perang ayuda at subsidies sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic ay sumasalungat sa pananaw ni Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa usapin.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent pronouncement on granting cash assistance and subsidies amid the COVID-19 pandemic runs counter to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s view on the matter.
A Facebook (FB) group posing as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) created two posts falsely interpreted by typhoon victims as a legitimate raffle for government aid. The impostor FB group DSWD Ayuda Update created two posts on Oct. 29, that urged people to send a message to another bogus FB group named […]
Several Facebook (FB) groups shared a fake post about a new P10,000 ayuda (cash assistance) on GCash from Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Using old photos of the lawmaker giving out envelopes containing money, the post carried the phrase, “PM ME PO” which was meant to deceive netizens that they can receive cash aid if they […]
A video circulating on Tiktok and Facebook (FB) claims that mothers, housewives, and single parents will receive a monthly stipend of P10,000 as part of a “new ayuda” or cash assistance program of government. This claim is fake. The video revived an oft-repeated spurious claim debunked twice by VERA Files Fact Check last year. There […]
A spurious TikTok video claimed incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced Filipinos holding a national ID are to receive P10,000 cash aid. This is not true. On June 23, a fake TikTok video carried the caption that Marcos allegedly decided the distribution of cash assistance is only for national ID holders to avoid fraud. […]