“The Department of Social Welfare and Development approved a P1,500 monthly pension for Filipino senior citizens.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Aug 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The DSWD dismissed the claim as “fake.” A new law must be passed to raise the pension for indigent senior citizens from P1,000 to P1,500, according to the agency.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 August 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2025, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.