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FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte did not mock honor students in relation to in-person classes

There is no record of Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte making a remark about honor students and their would-be performance in the face-to-face classes as the school year 2022-2023 kicked off on Monday, 22 August. The viral post is fake.
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FACT CHECK: Religions differ on stand on same-sex union

The claim of the Grand Imam of the biggest mosque in Marawi City that same-sex marriage is considered "immoral by all religions" is false.
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FACT CHECK: Monkeypox not yet detected in Zamboanga City

A message spreading on social media that there are at least three cases of monkeypox in Zamboanga City is fake news. The post from an unnamed Twitter user has been circulated many times in messenger group chats. It did not cite any official source of information.
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FACT CHECK: Man shot dead in Lamitan City not Dr. Chao Tiao-Yumol's uncle

The person recently shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan was not an uncle of Dr. Chao Tiao-Yumol, the suspect in the killing of former Lamitan City Mayor Rosita "Rose" Furigay and two others, the police clarified.
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FACT CHECK: Bangsamoro gov't, MILF not shunning Marcos contrary to FB claim

A quote card circulating on social media that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-led transition government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) does not anymore need to talk with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. - because he is allegedly difficult to deal with - is fake.
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FACT CHECK: Bangsamoro Transition Authority did not endorse Robredo's presidential bid

The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim body that governs the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), did not endorse the presidential bid of former Vice President Leni Robredo.
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