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At a glance:
- Claim: Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo described Police Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca’s victims, Sonya Gregorio and her son Frank, as “walang karespe-respeto” (not respectful at all).
- Rating: FALSE
- The facts: Panelo did not make the statement attributed to him.
- Why we fact checked this: This claim was posted on the Facebook group “Fact-Checking in the Philippines” for verification. Posts containing the same claim have been shared on Facebook over 5,000 times collectively.
Complete details:
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo supposedly said Sonya Gregorio and her son Frank, who were shot dead by Police Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca, were disrespectful.
The quote card that contains this claim specified that Panelo said this on Monday, December 21. It is also labeled “BriqadaDavaoNews” on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as the owner of the quote card.
This claim was posted on the “Fact-Checking in the Philippines” Facebook group for verification. It has also been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. Total shares for these posts add up to more than 5,000.
This claim is false. Panelo did not say the quote attributed to him.
In a statement sent to the media on December 21, Panelo condemned Nuezca’s actions. He said: “While I commiserate with the loved ones of the murdered Gregorios, this administration stands firm in eradicating all forms of criminality, whoever may be responsible for such horrendous act.”
In a release on PTV News, Panelo also disowned the quote that is circulating.
There are no Facebook pages, Instagram, or Twitter accounts with the name “BriqadaDavaoNews.”
The local news outlet Brigada News Davao said on Facebook on Tuesday, December 22, that the quote card did not belong to them.
“Kini nga post nga nagsirkular sa social media nga gi-post sa usa ka TIBOY PUTOSIKWATE dili iya sa Brigada. Tataw nga edited ang larawan nga gigamit og gibutangan og BrigadaDavaoNews,” they said. (This post circulating on social media posted by “Tiboy Putosikwate” is not Brigada’s. It’s apparent that the photo is edited and they just placed BrigadaDavaoNews.) – Vernise Tantuco/Rappler.com
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