“Sen. Imee Marcos has claimed that Bicol Region had a P150-billion budget for flood control projects.”
What Vera Files found
The budget for flood control in the Bicol Region from 2018 to 2025 amounted to P162.64 billion, based on the annual General Appropriations Act. Marcos did not say what year or period she was referring to with the P150-billion allocation she mentioned.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Imee Marcos made this claim around 7 March 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 March 2025, 20 days later. Its rating was “Inaccurate”.
Imee Marcos has 18 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 10 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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.
Related checks
- Vera Files: Inaccurate“Sinabi ni Sen. Imee Marcos na may P150 billion flood control budget ang Bicol Region.”
- Vera Files: Hindi totoo“Ang Bicol Region ay may P9.4 bilyong budget para sa flood control projects noong 2023”