“Under the Anti-Bullying Act or R.A. 10627, a person can be sued or penalized with a P20,000 fine for calling someone ‘fat' or ‘dark-skinned'.”
FB User Marissa Bongato Fernandez
Claim dated 20 Jun 2025.
Vera Files rated thisNEEDS CONTEXT
What Vera Files found
A post about R.A. No. 10627 as legal basis for calling someone ‘fat' or ‘dark-skinned' needs context as the law has no provisions on fines or filing charges against bullying.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
FB User Marissa Bongato Fernandez made this claim around 20 June 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “NEEDS CONTEXT”.
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Related checks
- Vera Files: Needs Context“You can be charged P20,000 for calling someone “dark-skinned” under R.A. No. 10627.”