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“The Department of Social Welfare and Development promised to take good care of the 14-year-old suspect in the Tacloban shooting.”
FB page Panda Reports Claim dated 25 Jun 2026.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading

What Vera Files found

The minor is under involuntary, high-security state custody at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth in Tanauan, Leyte, not under the care of the DSWD.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

FB page Panda Reports made this claim around 25 June 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 20 July 2026, 25 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

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.