“OVP's 2022 confidental fund 'transferred' from Office from the President”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: The fund was released from the 2022 national budget
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“Marcos didn't mention any platform during the 2022 polls”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Marcos discussed his platform in early February 2022 even before the campaign period started
“75% of Filipino students failed the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment”
FactRakers rated this: Party false
FactRakers says: It's 78% for science and 81% for reading the math
“Presidential sister Imee Marcos has quit as senator”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Marcos remains a Senate member
“PH recently launched its SPYDER missile system”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Photo of testing by RAFAEL's Spyder all-in-one passed off as launching by Philippine military
“100-boat convoy sailed on May 15 to attack Chinese ships in the South China Sea.”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: The convoy of the Atin Ito coalition sailed to Panatag Shoal on May 15 to peacefully assert sovereignty over the disputed area
“Photo show Liza Marcos labeled "Miss Smuggler”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Original photo shows First Lady Liza Marcos posing with Miss Universe 2023 without wearing any sash, much more one with the label "Miss Smuggler"
“France donated dozens of warships to PH”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Philippine flags were added to the altered image of the French frigate Véndemiaire
“Photo shows controversial Bamban, Tarlac mayor with ex-prexy Duterte”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Duterte's photo was inserted to Mayor Alice Leal Guo's photo
“Manila has highest crime index in Southeast Asia”
FactRakers rated this: Needs context
FactRakers says: Numbeo, a crowdsourced online database, ranked Manila as having the "highest" crime index in Southeast Asia based solely on subjective survey responses about how safe their users feel
“Philippine, US navies expelled Chinese ships from the Philippines”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Photo was altered and text overlay to make it seem China ships were being forced to leave PH waters
“BRP Sierra Madre illegally grounded at Ayungin Shoal”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Ayungin Shoal falls within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone as affirmed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration
“PhilHealth benefits have been increased to 30% despite no increase in members' premiums.”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Premiums increased to 5% in 2024 In line with the Universal Health Care Law, raising the member contribution rate by 0.5% every year starting 2019 until it reaches 5% in 2024.
“The PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty cannot not be activated in the Spratly Islands in case of Chinese aggreassion as the sovereignty of the area is still disputed”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in 2016 ruled against China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea in accordance with UNCLOS and favored Manila's claim over areas within its exclusive eocnomic zone.
“The Philippines is the only country in the region that still has term limits of government officials”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Majority of Southeast Asian countries impose term limits on their appointed and elected government officials
“Ninoy Aquino International Airport worst under Aquino III, Marcos”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: The airport has been named the world’s worst also during Duterte's term
“Sousop leaves, other medicinal plants cure cancer, hair loss”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: No scientific basis for the claim that sousop leaves, cocolmeca bark heal cancer and batana oil cures hair loss
“Satellite image taken of Jan 2 Panay blackout”
FactRakers rated this: Misleading
FactRakers says: Imag shows satellite view of the Philippines at night as of July 2018
“Robredo denies conceding 2022 polls”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: The quote supposedly from former vice president and 2022 presidential aspirant Leni Robredo denying she had conceded the 2022 election and questioning its regularity is fabricated
“Docs Willie and Liza Ong endorse barley powder drink”
FactRakers rated this: False
FactRakers says: Newly created Facebook page passes itself off as the official fanpage of cardiologist Willie Ong and his physician wife Liza and sells an unregistered barley powder drink and dried fruit products