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Latest Articles

FACT CHECK: Hontiveros not expelled from Senate over ICC probe resolution

Hontiveros remains a member of the 19th Congress. The misleading video showed clips of Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa expressing his dismay over a resolution filed by Hontiveros

By Andrei Santos
5th December 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: China has not given up West Philippine Sea claims

China has not said it is ceding its claim over the West Philippine Sea. Talks on ways to ease maritime tensions between the Philippines and China are ongoing.

By Andrei Santos
24th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No senator identified as behind alleged leak of executive session information

There are no official reports disclosing the identity of the person behind the alleged information breach. The Senate ethics committee is set to investigate the incident.

By Andrei Santos
17th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: CPP founder Joma Sison is already dead, contrary to claims

Sison, who founded the Communist Party of the Philippines, died in 2022. The title and thumbnail of the misleading video were merely clickbait.

By Andrei Santos
17th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Padilla not expelled from Senate over alleged info leak

Senator Robinhood Padilla remains a member of the 19th Congress. The video falsely implies that he was kicked out for allegedly leaking sensitive information from a closed-door session

By Andrei Santos
13th November 2023 • Rappler

The new killing fields in Duterte's drug war

A new region in the Philippines emerges as the killing fields of Duterte's anti-drug campaign.

By Rambo Talabong | Journalist
9th November 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No ICC summons issued to ex-President Duterte

The ICC, as of October 24, has not issued any statements confirming that it summoned Duterte over the drug war investigations

By Andrei Santos
24th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos-Duterte order for Noli de Castro to leave the PH

The supposed order stems from the broadcaster’s comments about the October 5 traffic disruption in Quezon City allegedly involving Vice President Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
23rd October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos order expelling Padilla from Senate

Padilla is still a sitting senator, as seen in the Senate website’s roster of members of the 19th Congress

By Andrei Santos
19th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos-Duterte order for Vice Ganda to leave the country

The false claim stems from the talk show host’s quips on confidential funds, which were interpreted as a reference to the controversies surrounding Vice President Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
16th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Congress did not remove Sara Duterte as VP

There is no formal complaint filed in Congress that would initiate impeachment proceedings against Sara Duterte

By Andrei Santos
16th October 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: DSWD’s P15,000 cash grant only for small rice retailers

Contrary to a video’s claim, the cash assistance from the social welfare department would be given only to small rice retailers affected by the recent imposition of rice price ceilings

By Andrei Santos
25th September 2023 • Rappler

It started with a kiss: Implications of Spain football chief’s controversial act

Arguably the biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup of all time is now marred by a single act that lasted just one second, but will be remembered forever in infamy.

By Joaqin Valencerina
14th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No Marcos gold account in Indonesia

False claims about the Marcos family’s supposed gold account in Indonesia have resurfaced amid Marcos’ trip to Jakarta for the ASEAN Summit

By Andrei Santos
8th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Drag artist Pura Luka Vega is alive

The former 'Drag Den Philippines' contestant is still active on social media as of September 5. There are no official news reports about any death.

By Andrei Santos
5th September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Contrary to claims, Russian mercenary Prigozhin is dead

Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash on August 23

By Andrei Santos
5th September 2023 • Rappler

Meet Sam ‘Nemesis’ Rivera: Cebu’s krump star

Whether or not she brings home the crown, Sam 'Nemesis' Rivera says she’ll ‘still keep on dancing’ and ‘push the movement’ of krumping in Cebu.

By Joaqin Valencerina
1st September 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No plans to rename the Philippines

There are currently no bills in either house of Congress seeking to rename the country after a biblical place

By Andrei Santos
1st September 2023 • Rappler

Tallest, talented Gilas Pilipinas ready for FIBA World Cup show

Take a look at Gilas Pilipinas' final 12-man roster and what each player brings to the table for the FIBA World Cup.

By Joaqin Valencerina
25th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No PH version of NATO formed

There are no official announcements or reports about any supposed Philippine plan to establish a security alliance similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

By Andrei Santos
24th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No promise from Germany to defend PH against China

Trade and economic relations were discussed by Marcos and German envoy Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke

By Andrei Santos
22nd August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No orders from Marcos expelling Chinese envoy to PH

Marcos did not make any official pronouncements about expelling Huang Xilian, China’s top diplomat in Manila, over the water cannon incident last August 5

By Andrei Santos
21st August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Meralco and Maynilad not under gov’t control

No official documents or credible sources exist that confirm the supposed transfer of ownership of these utility companies to the government

By Andrei Santos
21st August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: PH not under martial law after China water cannon incident

The video only shows senators reacting to China’s latest act of harassment in the West Philippine Sea

By Andrei Santos
17th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: No statement from Tulfo on banning all products from China

The senator suggested discarding Chinese-made computers and communication equipment used by the Philippine military – not a blanket ban on all Chinese products

By Andrei Santos
16th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Ex-BSP gov Medalla, not Diokno, is highest paid official in 2022

Former central bank governor Felipe Medalla took the top spot from Benjamin Diokno, who used to be the highest-paid government official in 2020 and 2021

By Andrei Santos
14th August 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: PH has yet to acquire its first submarine

A YouTube video falsely claims that the Philippines has procured its first-ever submarine, but the President says the plan is ‘still being developed’

By Andrei Santos
26th July 2023 • Rappler

Notes to address inequality, from a college valedictorian and a Tagakolu

Ateneo de Davao's Gwyneth Marie Vasquez and Tagakolu school coordinator Matet Gonzalo talk to Rappler about the community that inspired Vasquez's valedictory speech, months after it went viral

By Christa Escudero
16th July 2023 • Rappler

The right time: Oriental Mindoro teacher passes LET after more than 10 tries

‘Passion ko ang pagtuturo. Mahal na mahal ko ang pagtuturo. Kaya talagang pinilit ko na mag-take ng board,’ says Oliver Landicho, who passed the March 2023 licensure exam for teachers

By Christa Escudero
21st May 2023 • Rappler

FACT CHECK: Marcos did not withdraw interest from gold deposits in the World Bank

During the September 2022 meeting, the President discussed aligning his administration's priorities with those of the World Bank

By Andrei Santos
10th May 2023 • Rappler