“You can be charged P20,000 for calling someone “dark-skinned” under R.A. No. 10627.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Feb 2025.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds Context
What Vera Files found
R.A. No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, provides protection only to students in elementary and secondary school. The law does not specify any fines for acts of bullying.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 February 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2025, 135 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/inlove.jq/posts/pfbid0mYQLgPD7eVVnPXnfTFpdBT4But7eV9GVhKxz6yDLDH…
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