Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos

Philippine President. 4 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by Vera Files17 Oct 2023PhilippinesFilipino

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Pangulo

“Ang price cap sa bigas ay nagpatatag ng mga presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin sa bansa.”

Vera Files rated this: Walang basehan

Vera Files says: Iniulat ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) noong Okt. 5 na hindi pa masasabi ng ahensya nang may katiyakan na mayroong anumang "causality" ang price cap sa retail prices ng pangunahing pagkain. Nang tanungin sa is…

Checked by Vera Files10 May 2023Philippines Politics and government

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Philippine President

“Responding to a question about the impending depletion of the Malampaya gas field, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said "the Malampaya fields, the natural gas fields that lie within our baselines and within our exclusive economic zone and that again is being questioned in certain cases, certain areas by China.”

Vera Files rated this: Inaccurate

Vera Files says: Marcos confused Reed Bank with Malampaya. Reed Bank “has been adjudged by the South China Sea Arbitral Award to be part of the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone,” says international law expert Romel Bagares.

Checked by Vera Files2 Apr 2023Philippines Crime and security

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos

“The Philippine government will "disengage from any contact" with the International Criminal Court "because it cannot appeal anymore" after its "appeal has failed.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The ICC appeals chamber rejected only the government’s request to suspend the resumption of the drug war probe on March 27. The Marcos administration still has one pending appeal -- its main petition -- that seeks to re…

Checked by Vera Files15 Mar 2022Philippines

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos

“Galungong or round scad is the "easiest [fish] to raise.”

Vera Files rated this: No basis

Vera Files says: Farming galunggong is still being researched. As of March 1, data from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources does not show any registered aquaculture farms for galunggong.