FACT CHECK: Chinese tycoon’s oil donation to Davao SATIRE
Posts about a Chinese tycoon who will donate 700,000 barrels of crude oil to Davao City are false and originate from a satire source with no factual basis.
Tag Archives: oil price hike
FACT CHECK: Rep. Barbers supporting oil price hike to ease traffic FAKE
A graphic post circulating on Facebook is claiming that Surigao del Norte Rep. Bernadette Barbers backed the oil price hike to ease traffic in the province. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: NO ‘big time’ oil price rollback starting April 7
A Facebook graphic falsely claims a major oil price rollback will take effect on April 7, with diesel at ₱85.50 and gasoline at ₱48.90 per liter. DOE data shows prices are at record highs and expected to rise further this week.
FACT CHECK: HINDI binebenta ang LPG ng 5K kada tangke
Peke ang kumakalat na ulat na umabot na sa ₱5,000 ang benta sa tangke ng LPG.
FACT CHECK: LPG is NOT being sold at P5K a tank
Reports claiming that LPG prices have soared to ₱5,000 per 11-kilogram tank are fake.
FACT CHECK: Davao City did NOT buy gasoline from Brunei
A viral Facebook post claiming Davao City bought gasoline from Brunei is false. The city government denied the claims, and the video used was taken in Lucena City.
FACT CHECK: Reel on ‘nationwide brownout’ due to fuel shortage AI-GENERATED
A viral video claiming there will be a nationwide brownout starting April 20 due to an oil shortage is circulating online. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang nasa likod ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis at excise tax
Kumikilos ang House Committee on Ways and Means para suspindihin o bawasan ang excise tax sa mga piling produktong petrolyo para bigyan ng pansamantalang kaluwagan ang mga mamimili sa gitna ng tumataas na presyo ng langis at mga produktong petrolyo nitong mga nakaraang buwan.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding oil price hikes and excise taxes
The House Committee on Ways and Means is moving to suspend or reduce excise taxes on selected fuel products as temporary relief for consumers amid skyrocketing prices of oil and petroleum products in the past few months.
Protesters vow more rallies vs. oil price hikes
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
VARIOUS groups from different sectors vowed to continue staging rallies in the coming weeks, following the nationwide protest they held on March 15, World Consumer's Rights Day, to demand action from government on the continuing oil price increases.