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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 6.9 magnitude quake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 03:45 AM

A strong, magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Read more »

Lalaking nagkamali sa pagboto, tinaga ang daliri

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 12:41 AM

Simbolo lang ang ginagamit bilang pagpipilian ng mga botante. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of Paolo Duterte taking his shirt off

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 06:08 PM

The claim is false; the photo contained in the post shows an ex-adviser to the president, not his son. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Duterte's allies are not endorsing Otso Diretso

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 06:09 PM

A photo shared hundreds of times on Facebook purports to show two senators allied with Duterte endorsing opposition candidates in May's midterm election.  Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a bridge in the Philippines

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 28 08:57 PM

Facebook posts shared thousands of times contain multiple photos of bridges alongside references to a planned infrastructure project connecting two Philippine towns including the phrases "open bridge" and "we can now roam around". Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this man is not the suspect in the Cebu rape-slay case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 05:27 PM

Images shared more than 10,000 times on Facebook claim to show a man arrested for killing and mutilating a 16-year-old girl in the Philippines.  Read more »

'We need to eat': Filipino boy shares struggle to feed his family

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 20 09:00 PM

Thirteen-year-old Reymark Cavesirano collects left over herring onboard a fishing boat anchored at the mouth of Manila Bay off Navotas City in suburban Manila. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Catholic Church not calling for restoration of death penalty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 07:40 PM

A photo shared tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts claims to show members of the Philippine clergy holding a banner supporting the restoration of the death penalty.  Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of Mar Roxas drinking from a plate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 08:16 PM

A photo of Philippine politician Manuel ‘Mar’ Roxas purportedly drinking water from a plate has been viewed or shared millions of times online since 2015, and has been used by a rival to mock him ahead of 2019 elections . The photo is not genuine; it is a manipulated version of an original in which there is no plate. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this book is not questioning Robredo's intelligence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 08:14 PM

A photo which has been shared thousands of times on Facebook purportedly shows the cover of a book in which Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo’s children question their mother’s intelligence. The photo has been doctored, the original image shows a children’s book about Robredo's late husband. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, these bishops do not pray in front of statue of Corazon Aquino

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:41 PM

An image that has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook is false, as it fabricates the scene by combining parts of at least three unrelated photos. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, India did not declare a holiday in honor of Duterte's visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 07:12 PM

A post which has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook claims that India declared a holiday in honor of a visit from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, the new national ID is not yet available

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 30 07:10 PM

A Facebook post that has been shared tens of thousands of times claims that a new Philippine national identity card is now available. Philippine authorities said the claim is false and the application process for the new national ID card has not yet begun. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Bongbong Marcos did not write a free education bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 02:10 AM

A post shared hundreds of times by multiple Facebook accounts claims that Philippine politician Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the "original" author of a senate bill that mandates free education for students at state colleges and universities. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Obama is not supporting PH opposition candidates

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 24 08:23 PM

A picture shared by a Facebook group with thousands of members purports to show former US president Barack Obama holding a t-shirt and his wife Michelle wearing a dress bearing campaign emblems of the Philippine opposition party.  Read more »

Agence France-Presse scales back target job cuts: CEO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 08:32 AM

The world's third biggest news agency will cut 95 jobs over the next 5 years, 30 fewer than announced in October, without affecting targeted savings. Read more »

Malaysia's king abdicates: palace statement

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 02:46 AM

(UPDATED) Malaysia's king has abdicated, royal officials said Sunday, in a historic first for the country that ended weeks of speculation about his future after he took medical leave. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, the Philippines did not win Miss Universe twice during Duterte administration

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 08:29 PM

Multiple Facebook posts claim the Philippines has won the Miss Universe title twice since Rodrigo Duterte became president. The pageant’s official website shows this is not true as the country's two most recent victories were in 2015 and 2018. Duterte was elected in 2016. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, these senators did not file bill to end '13th month' bonuses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 04:57 PM

Multiple posts, which have been shared thousands of times since they first appeared on Facebook December 11, claim two Philippine opposition senators have proposed legislation to abolish “13th month” end-of-year bonuses. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Drilon did not sleep through the UP-Ateneo game

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 03:34 AM

Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo they claim shows opposition senator Franklin Drilon sleeping at a major basketball game between the nation’s top colleges. The claim is false and the image was altered. Read more »