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Claim: Single parents who are residents of Makati City can now avail of a P10,000-cash incentive annually and 5 kilograms of rice monthly if they register through links provided in viral posts.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: Several posts bearing the false claim have been circulating on Facebook, with the latest one garnering 70,000 views, 1,600 reactions, and 344 shares. The page that is repeatedly spreading the claim, “Ph News Today,” presents itself as a news outlet.
All the posts use a video patterned after a newscast. Three different female anchors explain the available incentives, and then urge viewers to register through the links in the posts’ captions.
These captions add that the incentives are based on Ordinance Number 2025-A-026.
The facts: Phishing link checker EasyDMARC flagged the supposed registration links for the incentives as suspicious.
Both the website and Facebook page that spread the false claim are not included among the Makati City Government’s official website or social media accounts, either.
Currently, the local government only distributes a P1,000-monthly incentive required under the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act through the official ProudMakatizen Portal. The city government explained this in a Facebook post on its official account, but clarified that a Solo Parent ID number is needed to avail of the benefits.
In a separate Facebook post, the city government said qualified residents can process their IDs through the Makati Action Center in their respective barangays.
Recent ordinance: It is true that the local government recently passed Ordinance Number 2025-A-026, which provides additional solo parents’ benefits of P10,000 annually and 5 kilos of rice monthly on top of those stipulated in the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act. This is according to the Facebook posts of several city councilors.
However, the Facebook page of incumbent Mayor Nancy Binay’s political party said the ordinance would be implemented next year. As such, no guidelines on how to claim the additional benefits have been released yet.
Phishing risk: Filling out unofficial application forms with personal information may expose users to phishing scams. (READ: Phishing 101: How to spot and avoid phishing)
AI-generated report: AI detection tools Undetectable AI and Decopy AI flagged screenshots of the supposed news reports as 81% and 99% likely to be AI-generated, respectively.
Debunked: Rappler has previously debunked other false claims about benefits distributed by the government:
FACT CHECK: Registration links for DSWD free housing program are fake
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FACT CHECK: No P100,000 yearly payout for all senior citizens
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FACT CHECK: Online registration links for ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ program are fake
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FACT CHECK: P20,000 calamity assistance is a loan, not cash benefit for SSS members
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FACT CHECK: Rice subsidy program not open to all Filipinos
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– Shay Du/Rappler.com
Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at factcheck@rappler.com. You may also report dubious claims to the #FactsFirstPH tipline by messaging Rappler on Facebook or Newsbreak via Twitter direct message. Let us battle disinformation one Fact Check at a time.
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