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MISLEADING: Facebook albums say ‘no media coverage of some Duterte achievements’

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MISLEADING: Facebook albums say ‘no media coverage of some Duterte achievements’
At least 33 out of 40 headlines listed in the Facebook albums are reported on by news organizations

Claim: Two Facebook albums show various “achievements” by the current administration which are allegedly not reported by the “mainstream media.”

On September 11, Facebook user Evets Fabz posted 26 photos of the administration’s achievements in an album which has garnered at least 22,000 reactions, 33 comments, and 83,000 shares as of October 11.

Facebook user GD Garcia posted 10 more photos on September 14. The album had 4,900 reactions, 49 comments, and 25,000 shares as of October 15.

Both albums consisted of content from Facebook page “Flying Ketchup” which has a following of at least 150,000 users. It reports on the administration’s achievements.

Rating: MIXED

The facts: Most of the issues were reported by media outlets, contrary to the claim.

Here is a list of the 40 headlines listed in the Facebook albums, and links to news reports about it by news organizations.

Out of the 40, at least 33 were reported on by at least one news organization.

“Boracay rebuilds drainage system with latest technology”

“Navotas fishport gets P225-M for upgrade”

“P700-M rehabilitation center rises in Bukidnon”

“NIA Chief turns over irrigation projects in Basilan”

“DOST to unveil ‘historic’ 1st batch of 21st century-model classrooms”

“P2.1B set to upgrade 6 airports”

“P200M friendship dome in Marawi City”

“More than 9,000 Dole PH workers to be regularized soon – DOLE”

“P44-B fund for Solar Power Irrigation Systems across PH receives go signal”

“More than half a million foreign tourists visited PH in July”

“DPWH completes new evacuation center in Ilocos Norte”

“BOC posts P2 billion revenue surplus in August”

“Construction sector posts 4 million jobs in 2018”

“DAR provides farm machines to farmers orgs”

“DAR distributes 112.32 hectares of land in Cavite”

“More than 2,000 hectares of lands in Caraga set for distribution”

“President Duterte signs Occupational Safety and Health Law”

“President Duterte pledges P25M assistance for PNP’s medicines, hospitalization”

“Mactan-Cebu Int’l Airport Terminal 2 unveiled”

“17.9-M expansion and rehab of Kalibo Airport to start July 2”

“DPWH-UP signs MOA on construction, renovation of 20 UP school facilities”

“Duterte hikes Asian Games gold winners’ bonus P8-M each”

“Foreign investment pledges surge 70% in Q2”

“DPWH inaugurates 3 new bridges in Pampanga and Bataan”

“PH bags US$82.9 million investment deals from Israel”

“DPWH completes P50-million slope protection structure in Samar”

“Employment rate rises to 10-year high”

“DAR, DSWD, to increase 36k farmers’ income through livelihood projects”

“Joblessness down by 19.7% – SWS”

“Three Philippine chocolate brands wow in Academy chocolate Awards in London”

“Mushrooms growing brings sustainable income to ex-OFW”

“Japan turns over BSL-3 lab to PH”

“Senior citizens received long-awaited certificates of land ownership from DAR”

Here are the news bits reported only by government agencies:

“IPs and residents receive agri-fishery aid”

“DOLE provides employment to 467 Zamboanga indigents”

“DPWH-10 allocates P1.84-B fund for flood mitigation projects in CDO”

“Iligan City to bring back National Steel Corporation”

“5,000 farmers graduate from DA’s School-on-the-Air program”

“1,233 farmer-beneficiaries in Western Samar receives agri lands from DAR”

“IAs, rice farmers coops receive hauling trucks from DA”

— Miguel Imperial/Rappler.com

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