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“Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio will be the "first nominee" as Education secretary that presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "will be giving to the Commission on Appointments.”
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Claim dated 11 May 2022.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context

What Vera Files found

The appointment of the vice president to a Cabinet position "requires no confirmation," according to Section 3, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution.

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In short

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made this claim around 11 May 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 17 May 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has 31 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 11 of them false or fake, 20 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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