“The Comelec has issued a resolution disqualifying Janice Degamo from running as district representative of Negros Oriental for failure to meet a one-year residency requirement.”
FB page Katawhan sa Dumaguete
Claim dated 11 May 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
An alleged Comelec resolution disqualifying Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo from running as Negros Oriental district representative is fake. The Commission warned the public that spreading false and alarming information is an election offense.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
FB page Katawhan sa Dumaguete made this claim around 11 May 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 12 May 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/624144350667633
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