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FACT CHECK 'Heroes on Wire' photo in 'Odette'-ravaged areas is an old photo

A photo circulating on Facebook showing workers fixing electrical lines in areas devastated last month by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) in the Visayas and Mindanao is misleading.
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FACT CHECK Bongbong Marcos did not ask for 'Odette' donation recount coursed thru OVP

A Facebook post claiming that presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. has asked for a recount of donations for Typhoon Odette victims sent to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and fellow presidential contender Leni Robredo is satirical.
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FACT CHECK Bongbong Marcos did not ask for 'Odette' donation recount coursed thru OVP

A Facebook post claiming that presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. has asked for a recount of donations for Typhoon Odette victims sent to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and fellow presidential contender Leni Robredo is satirical.
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FACT CHECK Leni's shirt says 'Angat Buhay' and not 'Buhay Tanga'

A photo of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo circulating on social media wearing a shirt with the slogan 'BUHAY TANGA,' which literally means living a dumb life, was an altered image.
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FACT CHECK Former foreign secretary del Rosario not leaving Robredo's presidential bid

A claim by Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao that former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has vanished from the presidential quest of Vice President Leni Robredo, the candidate of opposition coalition 1Sambayan, is false.
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FALSE

FACT CHECK Viral #OdettePH photos of Iligan damage were taken 10 years ago during 'Sendong'

A viral Facebook post on Thursday, December 16, showing the extent of damage wrought by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) in Iligan City, Northern Mindanao was a false claim. The photos were taken 10 years ago during the onslaught of Typhoon Sendong (Washi).
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