FACT CHECK: NO big-time oil price rollback
A graphic card circulating online is claiming a big-time oil price rollback will take effect on May 5. This is false.
Tag Archives: Oil
FACT CHECK: PH deal with Iran NOT for oil purchase
A Facebook post claiming the Philippines can now buy oil from Iran is false. The April 2 agreement with Iran covers only safe passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, not an oil procurement deal. The photo is AI-generated.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Duterte na langis ang nangungunang pinagmumulan ng kuryente nangangailangan ng konteksto
Sa isang pahayag kamakailan sa telebisyon, sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ang kuryente sa bansa ay "gawa ng langis." Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto. Hindi langis ang nangingibabaw na pinagkukunan ng enerhiya sa bansa. Isa lamang ito sa ilang pinagmumulan na ginagamit ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s claim on oil as a leading power source needs context
In a recent televised address, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that electricity in the country is "produced by oil." This needs context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming Alegria is PH’s first oil field FALSE
It's Nido in Palawan, discovered in 1977.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte inulit ang maling pahayag na ‘walang langis’ ang PH
Sa isang talumpati noong Enero 29, sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ang Pilipinas ay isang bansa na walang langis. Hindi ito totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte repeats wrong claim PH has ‘no oil’
The Philippines has been producing commercial oil as early as 1979.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Does Saudi Arabia provide 80% of the Philippines’ oil?
During his business trip to the Middle East, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Saudi Arabia for its contributions to the Philippine economy: jobs for Filipino workers and oil supply.
