“Palace Press Officer Claire Castro resigned this November.”
What Vera Files found
The News5 report used in the posts was published in July, when Claire Castro filed her courtesy resignation as part of the standard transition process of then newly appointed Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez. Castro remains undersecretary as Palace Press Officer.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 November 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 November 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1512925726608142
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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.