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FALSE: PET ad hoc committee 'confirms cheating' during 2016 elections
Claim: The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ad hoc committee supposedly "confirmed" that there was "cheating" in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Negros Oriental during the 2016 elections. The...
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MISLEADING: Duterte admin 'keeping' 99.6% of foreign aid
Claim: State auditors discovered that the Duterte administration is keeping 99.6% of foreign aid. In 2018, Facebook user Jaizy Jakosalem posted a screenshot showing the headline of an article written...
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Bong Go: President Duterte's 'eyes and ears' in the Senate
MANILA, Philippines – Christopher “Bong” Go has come a long way from being President Rodrigo Duterte’s longtime aide to a senator of the republic. But one thing remains: Duterte could rely on Go...
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After 'reunion,' Pastor Apollo Quiboloy tags along with Duterte in Sulu trip
Three years after not meeting and speaking to each other in person, President Rodrigo Duterte and Pastor Apollo Quiboloy kept each other company two days in a row.Most recently, the Kingdom of Jesus...
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FALSE: Photo of dead members of drug syndicates, PNP
Claim: Members of drug syndicates and policemen were killed in an encounter on the night of May 30, 2019.Facebook page Bicol Republic posted on May 31 supposed photos of dead policemen and members of...
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'Untarnished truth:' Pisay students spark a campus movement vs sexual harassment
MANILA, Philippines – The students of the country’s premier science high school decided they had had enough. Outraged by an initial board decision to let 6 male students graduate despite sharing nude...
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FALSE: Venezuelans use microchips to buy food, basic needs
Claim: Citizens of Venezuela are using microchips to purchase food, drinks, and other basic necessities instead of cash. Facebook user Chichi Dagg'z made this claim in a post she shared on April 3,...
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What issues surround Allen Capuyan's NCIP appointment?
MANILA, Philippines – Allen Capuyan's recent appointment as chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) raised some eyebrows.Yet again, President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen a...
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Operation Nemesis: Investigating the exploitation of Filipinas in Czech Republic
AT A GLANCEThey were targeting the most vulnerable Filipinas – the poor ones who fell into a debt trap even before they left the Philippines just to secure what they thought was a dream job. Once they...
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How to keep imported waste out of the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – In less than a week, the Philippines managed to re-export two shipments of trash: the remaining 69 containers from Canada and one container from Hong Kong. Canada’s trash lingered...
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FALSE: Trump calls Bongbong Marcos 'the next president'
Claim: A photo of US President Donald Trump supposedly shows that he supported former senator Bongbong Marcos for president. In a post to Facebook public group Bongbong Marcos: Isang Bansa-Isang Diwa:...
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FALSE: Eddie Garcia 'dies' of heart attack
CLAIM: Veteran actor Eddie Garcia, 90, died due to a heart attack.A reader emailed a post by Facebook user Jennica Samonte Castillo that said Garcia passed away due to a heart attack while filming a...
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EXPLAINER: How Kapa Ministry took advantage of investors
MANILA, Philippines – Kapa Community Ministry International (Kapa) claims it has helped millions of Filipinos grow their money. It promised Filipinos that after a one-time donation, they will be...
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A Chinese online gambling worker's plight in Manila
AT A GLANCE:Poor Chinese workers are coming to Manila for better opportunities.Recruiters exploit regulatory loopholes to rake in more profit.Workers are exposed to racism, amid tensions between China...
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TIMELINE: Skirmishes, standoffs, harassment in West Philippine Sea
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FALSE: Woman gives birth to '17 babies'
Claim: A woman named Catherine Bridge broke a world record by giving birth to 17 babies, all of whom are boys.A photo on the Facebook page Moalboal Cebu Philippines shows a pregnant blonde woman. A...
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MISLEADING: 'Rappler' infographic compares Aquino-Duterte expenses
Claim: Twitter user @BSinBullshit tweeted an infographic titled, “Fact Check: Expenses under the Office of the Presidents” on June 10, 2019, which compares the expenses of the Office of the President...
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FALSE: Militant groups to 'protest' shut down of Kapa-Community Ministry
Claim: Militant groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), Gabriela, Kadamay, and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) supposedly planned to stage a rally to protest the shut down of the...
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FALSE: 'Slipper company' filed syndicated estafa against Robredo
Claim: The "slipper company" that manufactured campaign slippers for Vice President Leni Robredo and then-presidential candidate Mar Roxas for the 2016 elections filed a case of syndicated estafa...
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Recto Bank: Why China covets what belongs to the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The sinking of a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) trained the spotlight on Recto Bank (Reed Bank), near the area where a Chinese vessel sank a boat...
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