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Claim: A photo shows boxes of relief goods distributed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Senator Imee Marcos.
A Facebook post by user Tio Moreno said, “Bongbong Marcos, Senator Imee R. Marcos, and Mayor Emeng Pascual masyado niyo namang ginalingan ang relief goods. Hindi yan matanggap ng team angat dahil mas lalo silang mawawalan ng halaga dito sa Pilipinas.”
(Bongbong Marcos, Senator Imee R. Marcos, and Mayor Emeng Pascual, you did a great job with the relief goods. The Angat team will not accept it because they will lose their value here in the Philippines.)
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: This claim was posted after the destruction left by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. The Facebook post with the claim has garnered more than 2,100 reactions, 160 comments, and 260 shares as of writing.
The facts: The relief goods are not from the Marcoses. They were from former Gapan City mayor Emeng Pascual given to his constituents infected with COVID-19.
The original photo was posted on April 1, 2021, on the official Facebook account of Pascual. During that time, Marcos was not yet president.
Pascual is currently the 4th District Representative of Nueva Ecija after winning the 2022 elections.
On October 31, Marcos led the distribution of relief goods in Paeng-hit Cavite. – Owenh Jake Toledo/Rappler.com
Owenh Jake Toledo is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program here.
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