FACT CHECK: No special barangay, SK elections on November 28, 2026
Comelec debunked the circulating graphic as false and a manipulated version of the Batanes Lone Legislative District Special Election calendar of activities
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FACT CHECK: Quezon City disputes claims of DILG fire truck, ambulance turnover
The Quezon City government clarified that the turnover took place in Quezon province, based on a DILG press release
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FACT CHECK: No P50-M fine on users for improper social media use under House bill
House Bill No. 9965, or the proposed Children’s Social Media Safety Act, seeks to impose fines on social media platforms violating child safety standards — not on individual users
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FACT CHECK: Bill postponing 2026 barangay, SK polls not yet a law as of September 22
In a September 18 statement, the Commission on Elections said the November 2026 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will proceed as there is yet no law for its postponement
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FACT CHECK: Contrary to claim, NEUST has been a state university since 1998
House Bill 2758 seeks to convert the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology into a comprehensive university to be known as Nueva Ecija State University
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FACT CHECK: No plans to merge Araling Panlipunan and MAPEH – DepEd
In a statement on August 8, the Department of Education clarified that the post circulating online is based on an outdated report
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FACT CHECK: DSWD not offering cash aid to senior citizens through Facebook
The social welfare department does not process applications for its programs through social media; additionally, only eligible senior citizens qualify for select cash aid initiatives
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FACT CHECK: No order from Cagayan de Oro mayor Uy banning Muslims from schools
The city’s public information office has directly flagged the quote card, which circulated following a school shooting in Zamboanga City, as fake
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FACT CHECK: No DepEd announcement abolishing Grades 11 and 12
The Department of Education has repeatedly debunked false information on the supposed removal of the K to 12 program
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FACT CHECK: UPLIFT program does not offer P5,000 cash aid, rice subsidy to all Filipinos
The misleading post circulating online is one of several that promise cash aid to registered individuals. Contrary to the claim, only eligible sectors qualify for the cash assistance.
