“Residents in every barangay will receive P5,000 to P8,000 worth of assistance from the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Aug 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development have both disowned the text and clarified that they have no such program. The false text has been circulating as early as October 2023.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 August 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 21 August 2024, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.