“Manila Bay was left unclean after the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.”
Vox Populi PH
Claim dated 18 Jul 2025.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading
What Vera Files found
The image supposedly depicting Manila Bay before Duterte was actually taken during his administration. It came from a YouTube video taken by ABS-CBN reporter Jekki Pascual in 2018. Duterte was president from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2022.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Vox Populi PH made this claim around 18 July 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 25 July 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Mdkazxi3/
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- PolitiFact: Half True“Photos show Manila Bay before and during Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.”