Jan Cuyco

5 days ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Jan Cuyco / AFP Philippines2 June 2025 at 7:32 pm·2-min readAs Manila resumed its policy of using cameras to identify traffic violations on major thoroughfares, an imposter website was shared in posts falsely claiming drivers could use it to check if they had committed any offences. The Philippine capital's traffic management agency is yet to launch such an online database and urged motorists to avoid entering their vehicle registration details on the bogus site.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the first police chief to enforce Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war, has said he intends to visit the former president in his detention cell in The Hague. But baseless posts claiming the meeting has occurred in late May have misrepresented an old picture. "There, I'm sure Father Digong is happy that he finally saw Senator Bato at The Hague," reads part of a Tagalog-language Facebook post on May 25, 2025, using Duterte and Dela Rosa's popular nicknames.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte regained the mayorship of his family stronghold Davao city while detained at The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity but has not been granted interim release by the International Criminal Court. Social media posts by his supporters claiming otherwise have misrepresented a video of a Korean actor at the Manila airport and a clip of Duterte prior to his arrest.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's mayoral win on May 12, 2025 sparked baseless rumours among his supporters that he has been released from detention. The visuals shared in the posts were taken before the 80-year-old ex-president was flown to The Hague to face a crimes against humanity charge. "So happy, welcome back home Father Digong," says a Tagalog-language Facebook post on May 16, 2025, using Duterte's popular nickname and sharing pictures of him on a flight.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jan Cuyco

Philippine senatorial candidate Francis Pangilinan has vowed if he wins to "look at the evidence" before considering his verdict on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. A circulating graphic claiming to show Pangilinan announcing he would vote to convict Duterte is fabricated. "When I win, I will vote to impeach Sara Duterte," reads a graphic shared May 6 on Facebook which suggests Pangilinan made the remarks one day prior.