“No oil price hikes under Marcos Sr.”
Sen. Robin Padilla
Senator. Interview with a news organization. Claim dated 15 Apr 2026.
FactRakers rated thisFALSE
What FactRakers found
Oil prices in the Philippines spiked from 1971 to 1984 — a period marked by two global oil crises — despite then-President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s oil regulation policies,
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sen. Robin Padilla (Senator) made this claim around 15 April 2026. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 21 April 2026, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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