Happy Sunday, FactsFirstPH! Another day, another fact check! @here The post says Ephraim Escudero was not a victim of extrajudicial killings but of 'riding-in-tandem' hitmen; human rights groups, however, say this is a 'common killing tactic' during Duterte's drug war https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/missing-context-post-ephraim-escudero-riding-in-tandem/

FACT CHECK: Post describing Ephraim Escudero as a victim of ‘riding in tandem’ lacks context
The post says Ephraim Escudero was not a victim of extrajudicial killings but of 'riding-in-tandem' hitmen; human rights groups, however, say this is a 'common killing tactic' during Duterte's drug war

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/missing-context-post-ephraim-escudero-riding-in-tandem/

FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte did not ask China to evacuate OFWs in the Middle East
The photo is taken out of context; it shows Duterte welcoming Ambassador Jing Quan during a routine visit, not related to OFW repatriation

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/baste-duterte-did-not-ask-china-evacuate-ofw-middle-east/

FACT CHECK: Lacson still a senator, not expelled
Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson continues to serve his six-year term, currently chairing the Senate blue ribbon committee

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/fact-check-lacson-still-senator-not-expelled/

FACT CHECK: Current forecasts for oil price surge do not reach P200 per liter
While fuel prices are expected to increase due to compounded disruptions in oil shipments affecting the global economy caused by the recent conflict in the Middle East, recent projections do not estimate that it’ll reach up to ₱200 per liter

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/oil-price-surge-forecasts-200-per-liter-march-2026/

FACT CHECK: Bato dela Rosa not removed from Senate
Senator Bato dela Rosa is still currently a senator, although he has been absent from the Senate since November 11, 2025

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/fact-check-bato-dela-rosa-not-removed-from-senate/

FACT CHECK: ICC’s rejection of Duterte’s appeal for interim release misrepresented as reclusion perpetua sentence
The news reports cited in the video only state that the International Criminal Court affirmed the earlier decision of Pre-Trial Chamber 1 to reject Duterte’s appeal for interim release

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/icc-reject-rodrigo-duterte-appeal-interim-release-misrepresented-reclusion-perpetua-sentence/

FACT CHECK: Robredo did not rebuke VP Duterte’s claims about OFW repatriation
Robredo’s team confirm to Rappler that the Naga City mayor has not issued any statement regarding Duterte’s remarks on Middle East OFW repatriation

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/leni-robredo-not-rebuke-vp-duterte-claims-ofw-repatriation/

FACT CHECK: Duterte still detained in the ICC detention center
The International Criminal Court is an independent international organization and is not part of the United Nations system where Japanese researcher Fujiki Shunichi called for Duterte’s interim release

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/rodrigo-duterte-still-detained-icc-detention-center/

FACT CHECK: Remulla denies statement urging the public to ‘move on’ from flood control controversies
'Nothing will stop this admin from pursuing the flood control conspirators,' Remulla tells Rappler, clarifying that he never issued a statement urging the public to move on from the flood control controversies

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/jonvic-remulla-denies-statement-move-on-flood-control-controversies/

FACT CHECK: Quote card of Hontiveros saying she will file ICC case vs Israel, Trump is fake
While the senator has spoken about the ongoing Middle East conflict, she has made no mention of any plans to file a case against Israel and Donald Trump with the ICC over human rights violations

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/fake-quote-card-risa-hontiveros-file-icc-case-vs-israel-donald-trump/

FACT CHECK: Gerville Luistro not removed from House
Three days after the claim was posted, DZMM Teleradyo interviews Luistro, where she is introduced as Batangas 2nd District representative

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/gerville-luistro-not-removed-from-house/