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                    [Title] => Fact check: Viral claims about Risa Hontiveros' 2025 GAA insertions are misleading
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Claims that Sen. Risa Hontiveros had 2025 budget insertions rely on unidentified documents and omit her opposition to the final budget.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 08:19:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/13/fc-hontiveros-insertions-leadphoti_2026-08-13_18-45-10_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2547678 [Title] => Fact check: Claim of five weather systems within, around PAR is misleading [Summary] =>

A viral post misleadingly groups together a dissipated LPA, a typhoon outside PAR and three areas under observation as five active weather threats.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 17:13:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/07/fc-5-sama-panahon-leadphoto_2026-08-07_16-50-12526_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2541853 [Title] => Fact check: VP Sara's lead counsel Sheila Sison is not Jose C. Sison's daughter [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook post falsely claimed that VP Sara Duterte’s lead counsel Sheila Sison is the daughter of TV host and lawyer Jose C. Sison.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-14 09:20:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/13/fc-sisons-lead-photo_2026-07-13_13-00-26415_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2540995 [Title] => Fact check: Robin Padilla misleads on Zoom 'raw files' in Duterte trial [Summary] =>

A Facebook post by Sen. Robin Padilla, claiming only a Zoom host's recording is the "original," and any other copy cannot be used for authentication, is misleading.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-09 17:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/09/6005532271455066119310859953454168858525831n_2026-07-09_17-11-48809_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2539595 [Title] => Fact check: Viral video does not show Muslims joining INC rally in EDSA [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed a group of Muslims joined the INC rally in EDSA, but the footage was taken at a different protest in Cotabato City.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-03 17:24:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/03/fc-muslim-inc-rally-leadphoto_2026-07-03_17-05-35930_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2537991 [Title] => Fact check: Duterte has not won his ICC case, remains detained [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed former President Rodrigo Duterte had won his ICC case and would soon return to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-26 16:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/26/duterte-icc-standee2026-06-0616-10-49_2026-06-26_16-21-00785_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535623 [Title] => Fact check: Altered image falsely depicts Rene Baterbonia restrained [Summary] =>

An altered photo falsely shows the late Rene Baterbonia restrained on a beach, with no official evidence supporting the claim.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 14:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/16/fc-baterbonia-leadphoto_2026-06-16_14-18-36115_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2534510 [Title] => Fact check: Why Pasig City 'net worth' leap in viral post is misleading [Summary] =>

The claimed P19-billion “net worth” for Pasig City in 2019 mentioned by a viral Facebook post is not supported by COA data.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/12/vico-sotto-pasig-june12_2026-06-12_12-36-55383_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2531146 [Title] => Fact check: Global war, La Niña are not 'force majeure' for Senate sessions [Summary] =>

Sen. Robin Padilla broadly invoked “force majeure” by citing wars, terrorism, and La Niña despite no current disruption to Senate operations.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-28 12:42:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/25/a3-5-13_2026-05-25_22-40-14311_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2529517 [Title] => Fact check: UN did not ‘intervene’ in Rodrigo Duterte ICC case [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook post falsely portrayed a Japanese NGO statement as United Nations intervention in Duterte’s ICC case.

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                    [Title] => Fact check: Viral claims about Risa Hontiveros' 2025 GAA insertions are misleading
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Claims that Sen. Risa Hontiveros had 2025 budget insertions rely on unidentified documents and omit her opposition to the final budget.

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A viral post misleadingly groups together a dissipated LPA, a typhoon outside PAR and three areas under observation as five active weather threats.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 17:13:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/07/fc-5-sama-panahon-leadphoto_2026-08-07_16-50-12526_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2541853 [Title] => Fact check: VP Sara's lead counsel Sheila Sison is not Jose C. Sison's daughter [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook post falsely claimed that VP Sara Duterte’s lead counsel Sheila Sison is the daughter of TV host and lawyer Jose C. Sison.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-14 09:20:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/13/fc-sisons-lead-photo_2026-07-13_13-00-26415_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2540995 [Title] => Fact check: Robin Padilla misleads on Zoom 'raw files' in Duterte trial [Summary] =>

A Facebook post by Sen. Robin Padilla, claiming only a Zoom host's recording is the "original," and any other copy cannot be used for authentication, is misleading.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-09 17:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/09/6005532271455066119310859953454168858525831n_2026-07-09_17-11-48809_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2539595 [Title] => Fact check: Viral video does not show Muslims joining INC rally in EDSA [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed a group of Muslims joined the INC rally in EDSA, but the footage was taken at a different protest in Cotabato City.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-03 17:24:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/03/fc-muslim-inc-rally-leadphoto_2026-07-03_17-05-35930_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2537991 [Title] => Fact check: Duterte has not won his ICC case, remains detained [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook reel falsely claimed former President Rodrigo Duterte had won his ICC case and would soon return to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-26 16:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/26/duterte-icc-standee2026-06-0616-10-49_2026-06-26_16-21-00785_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535623 [Title] => Fact check: Altered image falsely depicts Rene Baterbonia restrained [Summary] =>

An altered photo falsely shows the late Rene Baterbonia restrained on a beach, with no official evidence supporting the claim.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-16 14:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/16/fc-baterbonia-leadphoto_2026-06-16_14-18-36115_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2534510 [Title] => Fact check: Why Pasig City 'net worth' leap in viral post is misleading [Summary] =>

The claimed P19-billion “net worth” for Pasig City in 2019 mentioned by a viral Facebook post is not supported by COA data.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-12 12:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/12/vico-sotto-pasig-june12_2026-06-12_12-36-55383_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2531146 [Title] => Fact check: Global war, La Niña are not 'force majeure' for Senate sessions [Summary] =>

Sen. Robin Padilla broadly invoked “force majeure” by citing wars, terrorism, and La Niña despite no current disruption to Senate operations.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-28 12:42:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808707 [AuthorName] => Geraldine Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/25/a3-5-13_2026-05-25_22-40-14311_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2529517 [Title] => Fact check: UN did not ‘intervene’ in Rodrigo Duterte ICC case [Summary] =>

A viral Facebook post falsely portrayed a Japanese NGO statement as United Nations intervention in Duterte’s ICC case.

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