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in FactsAFP refutes Duterte’s claim US is unloading arms in PH
President Rodrigo Duterte claimed the United States started a weapons build-up in the Philippines. He made the statement during a midnight conference on Sunday in Malacañang, accusing the US of sending arms to three provinces. “They are unloading arms in the Philippines now – in Palawan, Cagayan de Oro, and Pampanga,” Duterte said. Duterte has […] More
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Netizens point out misleading Presidential Communications’ infra spending infographic; Mocha Uson shared it
The Presidential Communications Office’s official Facebook page uploaded several photos showing the Duterte administration’s infrastructure plan, dubbed as “Build Build Build.” While it is a grand plan that seeks to help resolve the lack of jobs, inflation, traffic and transportation in the country, the netizens noticed one misleading infographic. [ads1] Tagged as “Infrastructure Spending,” the […] More
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Could Arayat shabu lab be a paint mixing plant? Independent investigators should dig deeper – netizen
Arayat municipal government officials accidentally discovered what was thought to be a shabu laboratory located at the foot of Mount Arayat in Lacquios, Pampanga while conducting fire safety and sanitary inspections on Thursday, September 22. Mayor Emmanuel Bonifacio Alejandrino told the Philippine Drug Enforcement agency how they were taken by surprise when they found the […] More
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Duterte raised Filipinos’ IQ on astronomy, culinary arts, banking, and more – netizen
Since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed presidency, millions of Filipinos have become experts on at least 14 major things. That’s what Facebook user Bernard Ong surmised. In his post, Ong said Duterte, the ‘Colorful Guy,’ has improved the Filipinos’ IQ. US President Barack Obama called Duterte a ‘colorful guy’ after the Philippine president, in his outburst, […] More
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in FactsWhy are poor drug suspects treated differently from Mayor Espinosa, Peter Lim, Hero Bautista? – netizen
A certain Itty Gaerlan posted on Facebook on August 29 her story about the brother-in-law, Rene, of her friend Sally, who was arrested by the police in one of their Oplan TokHang operations in the shanties. It showed the police draining the last money from the wallets of the guy’s family. “Sally had P400 in […] More
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How come Filipinos can’t recognize satire when they read one?
Why do many Filipinos keep falling for satire news and articles, treating them as real news and even sharing them online? According to a Rappler article written by Marguerite de Leon in 2013, “Why can’t many Filipinos tell truth from satire?” she noted how many times Filipinos have been fooled by satirical articles. Filipinos have […] More
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Duterte asks when UN did ‘good deed’ for PH; Well, UN gathered $193M for Yolanda victims
Amid calls from United Nations experts human rights experts to stop extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to leave the UN and even asked what good deed the intergovernmental organization did for the country. “Maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations. Eh kung ganiyan […] More
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Fact: 8 SC judges who voted for Arroyo’s acquittal also granted Enrile’s bail
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, July 19, to acquit former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the plunder charge filed against her. She was alleged to have misused the P366-million intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) while she was in office as president from 2008 to 2010. The Court also ruled for Arroyo’s […] More
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Here are the compiled photos of Duterte with Peter Lim
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed a diagram of drug syndicates in the Philippines and one of the names he mentioned as part of the drug triad is Peter Lim. Since it was reported at first that Lim was out of the country when Duterte made the revelation on July 7, the President even issued a threat […] More
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in FactsBusted: The NCCA head is not appointed but elected, so what was Aguilar saying?
Singer Freddie Aguilar claimed that President Rodrigo Duterte, through executive assistant Bong Go, offered him to head the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). He said the offer came after he asked the president to create a new department in the cultural agency to start a “cultural revolution. The “Anak” hitmaker said he […] More
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Busted: Duterte promised to double AFP, PNP salary, but it’s not included in the 2017 budget
During the campaign for the May 9 elections, President Rodrigo Duterte and his running mate, Senator Allan Peter Cayetano, promised to raise the salaries of policemen to 75,000 to 100,000 within three years. Duterte often mentioned this during his campaign speeches, even saying that if he were president, he would increase the cops’ salaries by […] More
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Jay-R Siaboc surrenders to police to clear name as pusher, but admits using drugs
News reports about hundreds of suspected drug pushers and users surrendering to the police can be heard, watched or read about every day. But there are stand out stories, such as the surrender of Cebuano singer Jay-R Siaboc to the police station in Toledo City, located at the western part of Cebu. Siaboc went to […] More
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