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FACT CHECK: Duterte camp flip-flops on Tacloban rally cancelation

Duterte has accused the Marcos administration of preventing the Hakbang ng Maisug prayer rally in Tacloban, contrary to the organizers' post that the rally was canceled due to bad weather. ....

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Panelo cited inaccurate data on Aquino's Yolanda rehab

Panelo inaccurately claimed that the Aquino administration built about 160,000 housing units to relocate the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda ....

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Gadon downplays poverty in PH

Larry Gadon, a disbarred lawyer, contradicted his mandate as presidential adviser for poverty alleviation. ....

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Marcos' claim on previous Yolanda rehab efforts FALSE

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. falsely claimed "nothing was done" in the past two administrations to rehabilitate the areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda. ....

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Gadon botches PH economic figures

In praising the Marcos administration's economic policies, Larry Gadon erred in citing figures on poverty, employment and GDP growth rates. ....

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