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A social media post says that a “newly released survey” by Trade Secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque shows that ₱1,000 is enough to support a family for one week. Rating: ❌ FALSE The claim Posts circulating on Facebook and messaging apps allege that DTI Secretary Cristina Roque released a survey supposedly provingContinue Reading
A video circulating online shows Bangsamoro Health Minister Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding, Jr. endorsing a specific medicine or health supplement. Our rating: FAKE What the Claim Is The circulating video features an image or footage of Dr. Sinolinding, Jr., with an audio voice-over promoting and endorsing a specific drug orContinue Reading
A post circulating on Facebook, attributed to the page Earthquake News Everyday, warns that from “now to the next 4–12 hours” and “the next 5–7 days,” a “very strong/big one earthquake (6.5 ~ 8.5)” could strike multiple countries across the Pacific, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Chile, PapuaContinue Reading
Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte accused the Marcos administration of allowing “foreign influence” to distort justice in the Philippines and worsen the gap between the rich and the poor. He implied that inequality became more severe under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., compared to the situation under his father,Continue Reading
A headline by 93.1 Brigada News FM – Davao says Vice President Sara Duterte and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) received the “pinakataas nga COA audit rating.” Rating: ❌ MISLEADING Why we fact-checked this The post has been widely shared on Facebook and local radio pages, reinforcing aContinue Reading
It remains anybody’s guess whether or not the International Criminal Court (ICC) has indeed issued a warrant of arrest for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. But if it has issued the warrant, what comes next will depend on law, politics, and power. Here’s what you need to know: 1. TheContinue Reading
After Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung‑Wong) hit northern Luzon, social media buzzed with claims that the Sierra Madre mountain range “broke the eye” of the storm. Images showed a well-defined eye before landfall and a degraded one afterward, leading many to credit the mountain range with weakening the super typhoon.Continue Reading
