“The P5,000 universal social pension for senior citizens has been approved and will soon be released.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Apr 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Although a bill granting social pension to all senior citizens had passed in the House of Representatives, it is still pending at the committee level in the Senate.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 April 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2025, 27 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE53x-YO9sU
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.