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At a glance
- Claim: Senator Manny Pacquiao donated P110 million worth of medical supplies and personal protective equipment to the Department of Health.
- Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
- The facts: It was the Jack Ma Foundation which donated the medical supplies, and Pacquiao delivered them to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Ma’s foundation being a partner of Pacquiao’s foundation.
- Why we fact-checked this: Several Facebook pages and groups were spotted reposting the claim through social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle.
Complete details
A photo of Senator Manny Pacquiao circulating on Facebook claimed that he donated P110 million worth of medical equipment and personal protective equipment to the Department of Health.
“Sa lahat ng politiko sa ating bansa siya lang naman SEN. MANNY PACQUIAO nakakagawa ng ganito at mula sa sariling bulsa,” the caption said.
(Of all the country’s politicians, only Sen. Manny Pacquiao can do this and using his own money.)
The photo, which showed Pacquiao turning over a box of donations labelled “Donated by: Manny Pacquiao Foundation” to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, was originally posted on Pacquiao’s official Facebook page on February 12.
The claim lacks context.
According to a post by the Manny Pacquiao Foundation Facebook page, the donations came from the foundation of Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
Pacquiao delivered Ma’s donations to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
“We delivered a donation from the Jack Ma Foundation of 250,000 face masks, 30,000 protective clothing, 85,000 medical goggles, 300 ventilators, and 200 thermometer guns to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in support of the country’s COVID-19 response,” the post said.
The Jack Ma Foundation is listed as one of the “major supporters and partners” in the Manny Pacquiao Foundation’s website. Amid the pandemic, the two charities first partnered in March 2020 to donate 57,600 COVID-19 testing kits to the Philippine General Hospital and San Lazaro Hospital.
The claim was spotted in seven other Facebook pages and groups through CrowdTangle. – Tatiana Maligro/Rappler.com
Tatiana Maligro is a Rappler intern. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s internship program here.
Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at factcheck@rappler.com. Let us battle disinformation one Fact Check at a time.
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