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FALSE: 4-year-old boy 'kidnapped' in Rockwell
'Claim: A 4-year-old boy named "MJ" was allegedly kidnapped at the Rockwell Power Plant Mall on a Friday evening.In a lengthy post that initially went viral in 2012 and which continues to get reposted...
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FALSE: Makabayan bloc wants garbage collected returned to Manila Bay
CLAIM: The Makabayan bloc wants garbage collected from Manila Bay returned to the site.The website Dailypostholic.online has posted a video containing edited clips of Mocha Uson and pictures of a...
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Ronald Cardema once consulted Joma Sison on forming ‘patriotic’ paramilitary...
National Youth Commission (NYC) Chairman Ronald Cardema, now controversial for his aggressive stance against Leftist groups, had once reached out to communist leader Joma Sison himself for help in...
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Who should be credited for the passage of the universal health care law?
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson, among the veterans in the chamber, posted a tweet on Tuesday, February 19, crediting reelectionist Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito for the universal health...
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FALSE: Dead children with no internal organs found in Marikina warehouse
Claim: Facebook page Serpiente claimed in a post on February 9 that hundreds of dead children without internal organs were found in a Marikina warehouse. This was supposedly to warn parents to keep...
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Beyond tweets: Peeling layers of DFA's passport mess
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr shocked Filipinos again when he threatened to "fucking kill" those who continue to require birth certificates for...
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Sereno attends left-leaning rally, skips Otso Diretso program
Former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was supposed to be in the opening prayer of the opposition-led people power rally on Saturday, February 23, but she was nowhere to be found when the program...
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CONTEXT: Jinggoy Estrada 'filed 600 bills' in Senate
Claim: Former senator and 2019 senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada slammed opposition senators during a campaign rally by saying he filed hundreds of bills during his time at the Senate.In response to...
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Otso Diretso balances the good and the bad of Aquino's endorsement
MANILA, Philippines – "Nangako ako isang taon wala muna akong sasabihin muna, baka sabihin nanggugulo ako, kaya pinagbigyan ko sila, tatlong taon muna bago ako nagsalita," said former president Benigno...
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Central Luzon: New killing fields in Duterte's drug war
AT A GLANCEIn 2018, compared to Metro Manila, Central Luzon recorded almost double the number of killed drug suspects in police operations Despite the rise in deaths in drug operations, Central Luzon...
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Bulacan drug war: Cops say he fought back, his wife says it was an execution
BULACAN, Philippines – They thought they were meant to be.Mary Mallari and Jerson Sta Rita first fell in love in high school. The girl was living in Tondo, while the boy hailed from Cavite. They...
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Measles cases now found in nearly every province in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Just how widespread are measles cases in the Philippines?Data obtained by Rappler from the Department of Health (DOH) epidemiology bureau showed there were now measles cases in...
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Newsbreak Chats: Disinformation, elections, and Rappler cyber libel case
Bookmark this page to watch the discussion live on Thursday, February 28, at 4 pm! MANILA, Philippines – The prevalence of disinformation is something to watch out for during the campaign period for...
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FALSE: Alejano says OFWs 'sold their souls to Duterte'
Claim: Magdalo Party List Representative and 2019 senatorial candidate Gary Alejano allegedly described the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) as worthless after selling themselves to President Rodrigo...
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FALSE: CNN's Anderson Cooper called Mar and Korina a 'corrupt couple'
Claim: A 2016 meme claiming CNN journalist Anderson Cooper supposedly called Mar Roxas and Korina Sanchez a “corrupt couple” is being circulated again on Facebook.“When I heard that this corrupt couple...
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Duterte said kill the bishops – and his word became flesh
MANILA, Philippines – Every night, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David walks around his church, the San Roque Cathedral, clutching his rosary and praying. People close to David know this habit of his....
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In Pompeo visit, Philippines gets timely assurance from oldest ally
MANILA, Philippines – It was one sentence many Filipinos have long wanted to hear.Would the United States back the Philippines militarily if China attacks its vessels or aircraft in the South China...
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FAST FACTS: Who is Wilfredo Keng?
AT A GLANCEWilfredo “Willy” Dy Keng is president of at least 7 companies as of February 2019.In 2010, he was listed by Forbes as among the Philippines’ 40 richest with an estimated worth of $US100...
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Auditors flag P3.6B in Philippine Coast Guard transactions
MANILA, Philippines – Auditors have flagged P3.6 billion worth of transactions in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), adding to the list of financial irregularities that the agency has to answer for....
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FAST FACTS: Who is Benjamin Diokno?
MANILA, Philippines – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has been appointed the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor. He will formally assume the post on Tuesday, March 5. Diokno will serve as...
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