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FALSE: Villegas says not voting Otso Diretso 'betrays' God
No, Archbishop Socrates Villegas does not mention Otso Diretso, or any specific candidates or parties, in the video uploaded on his Facebook page
MISLEADING: P185 total cost of processing land titles in DENR
The misleading post was originally circulated in July 2018 and had already been called out by the DENR as 'incomplete, misleading, and erroneous'
MISLEADING: 'Midterm legislative achievements' of Aquino, Duterte
Counting only landmark laws and laws of national significance, both presidents have an almost equal number: at least 57 for Duterte and 58 for Aquino
MISLEADING: Manila Bay ‘resort,’ ‘soon-to-be-beach’ photos
Cleaning the bay requires years of interconnected solutions to a huge, complex environmental-metropolitan problem besides simple picking up of trash
MISLEADING: Imee Marcos 'was a minor' during Martial Law
The senatorial hopeful was 17 years old when Martial Law was proclaimed, but was already turning 31 in 1986, the year her family was exiled from the Philippines
MISLEADING: Phivolcs 'predicts' a Metro Manila earthquake
'We cannot predict when or where an earthquake will happen,' Phivolcs says, in response to an inaccurate claim posted online
MISLEADING: P800,000 Yolanda vs P200,000 Marawi shelters
The temporary shelters for typhoon Yolanda victims are divided into 12 units making it cheaper than the shelter for the displaced Marawi residents
MISLEADING: Panguil Bay Bridge photo used in DPWH site is Korean bridge
The DPWH erroneously uses a photo of the Korean Incheon Bridge in an ongoing construction project in Mindanao
MISLEADING: Noynoy Aquino’s ‘useless mini-footbridge’
The footbridge in question is part of the Children’s Road Safety Park conceptualized by the MMDA to teach children proper traffic and pedestrian rules
MISLEADING: Photo of Duterte 'monitoring' Typhoon Rosita
The photo is actually the president monitoring Typhoon Ompong in September. Nonetheless, Duterte was reportedly briefed on Typhoon Rosita
MISLEADING: Facebook albums say 'no media coverage of some Duterte achievements'
At least 33 out of 40 headlines listed in the Facebook albums are reported on by news organizations
MISLEADING: 14th month pay law is ‘approved’
The act mandating 14th month pay for all employees is still a bill and has not been approved by Congress
FALSE: Filipinos ‘free to roam, can watch news’ during Martial Law
Copy-pasted comments on Facebook amplify the false claim made by Martial Law administrator Juan Ponce Enrile in his interview with Ferdinand Marcos Jr
MISLEADING: Photo of 'Typhoon Ompong relief operations'
(UPDATED) While the DSWD is indeed preparing relief goods ahead of Typhoon Ompong's landfall, the photo used by Mga Balitang Pinas Facebook page is from 2015
MISLEADING: Roque says cash-based budget ‘implemented,' 'worked’ in 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 is still obligation-based. The budget department merely recommended that agencies implement their budgets as if they're cash-based, to prepare for the use of that system in 2019.
MISLEADING: 3rd telco 'now in the Philippines'
The 3rd telco player will enter 'before Christmas,' says Information and Communications Technology acting secretary Eliseo Rio Jr
Misleading: Senators 'block' approval of federalism budget
Senators are only questioning the P90-million budget for the information drive on federalism
MISLEADING: 48 'brand new' trains under Duterte
Acquired during the Aquino administration, the trains for the MRT-3 line have yet to be used because of weight and compatibility issues
Misleading: COA 'orders Hontiveros' to return illegal PhilHealth bonuses
COA does not name any board member as being responsible for the PhilHealth disallowances; Hontiveros became member only after the illegal releases
MISLEADING: Philippines now ‘number one fastest growing economy’
The thumbnail of the embedded video is a screenshot of GDP figures in a 2013 news report. Nonetheless, a credit ratings firm expects the Philippines to still be 'among the fastest growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region'
MISLEADING: 186 mayors and governors lose police escort
The mayors and governors, however, lost executive powers over police operations in their areas as of July 11
MISLEADING: Build, Build, Build figures used by anti-Duterte page
Two out of the 3 alleged conditions for Chinese loans under the Philippines' Build, Build, Build program cannot be verified yet
MISLEADING: ‘Trump congratulates Duterte for 40% down in drugs’
While the US President announces better US-Philippines relations in the embedded video, he did not cite a 40% 'down in drugs'
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Mocha Uson on defensive over misleading Marawi photo from PCOO-managed page
Called out for sharing a misleading photo of Marawi City, Presidential Communications Undersecretary Mocha Uson says she only shared what a PCOO-run Facebook page posted
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