Checked elsewhere / Vera Files

“Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) are equal to actual ownership.”
Mike Defensor Claim dated 13 Jul 2020.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

Issuing PDRs to foreigners does not grant them actual ownership of a company or corporation. PDRs are not statements nor certificates of ownership of a corporation.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Mike Defensor made this claim around 13 July 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2020, 15 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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