VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO Marcos, Duterte order to close UP Diliman
A week before UP Diliman opened classes, two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte had shut down the university.
A week before UP Diliman opened classes, two YouTube videos falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte had shut down the university.
Another YouTube video is claiming that UP Diliman has been closed down, this time by President Bongbong Marcos and pastor Apollo Quiboloy. This is not true.
No action was taken by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio against the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman for allegedly disobeying orders on conducting full face-to-face classes.
President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte did not shut down UP Diliman for being “anti-government” as alleged in a TikTok video.
University of the Philippines is not closing down. No such announcement has been made by the univ or any other public office or official.