Philstar.com
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Seasoned comedian and TV personality Vic Sotto, who rose to fame through the noontime television show "Eat Bulaga" and eventually starred in several blockbuster comedy films that were Metro Manila Film Festival staples, is still alive. He is 68 years of age as of this writing.
FALSE
A Facebook post compared the situation of commuters in three countries, including the Philippines, amid strong calls for better transportation in Metro Manila.
OTHER
A vlogger claimed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and their former staff, who are both out on post-conviction bail, will be in prison for six years, after the Court of Appeals rejected their plea to overturn their conviction.
FALSE
Legal press organizations National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) - again red-tagged - have no ties to the Communist Party of the Philippines nor are they propagandists for communist rebels.
FALSE
A YouTube channel flagged at least twice by independent fact-checkers over falsehoods is once again spreading false information, this time about the heir to the British throne and his supposed praise for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
FALSE
he Department of Science and Technology has cautioned the public over unauthorized social media accounts claiming to be affiliated with the agency.
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