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“There are 10.5 million jobless Filipinos as of 2016”
Ernesto Arellano Senatorial candidate. In a News 5 Everywhere interview. Claim dated 20 Feb 2019.
Tsek.ph rated thisFalse: The correct figure is 2.4 million.

In short

Ernesto Arellano (Senatorial candidate) made this claim around 20 February 2019. Tsek.ph (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2019, 80 days later. Its rating was “False: The correct figure is 2.4 million.”.

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