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FALSE: Duterte criticizes Liza Soberano, orders her endorsements canceled

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FALSE: Duterte criticizes Liza Soberano, orders her endorsements canceled
Duterte did not criticize Soberano or mention her in any of his speeches
FALSE: Duterte criticizes Liza Soberano, orders her endorsements canceled
Claim:

President Rodrigo Duterte criticized actress Liza Soberano and ordered her endorsements to be canceled.

This claim, posted on the website ph-news.best on Friday, October 16, was flagged by Facebook’s monitoring tool Claim Check for verification. The webpage had an embedded YouTube video that was originally published on the channel “CTTO OFW” and has gained 10,723 views as of posting.

The video thumbnail features a photo of Duterte with an arrow pointing to Soberano with the words “salot ka sa lipunan” (you are a plague to society), implying that the President said this about the actress.

Rating: FALSE
The facts:

President Duterte did not criticize Soberano. He did not mention her in any of his speeches from October 13, when Soberano spoke at a webinar organized by Gabriela Youth, up to October 16, when the video with the claim was published.

Soberano spoke at a Gabriela Youth webinar titled, “Mga Tinig ni Nene: Reclaiming Our Voices” on the International Day of the Girl Child, Tuesday, October 13. This prompted critics and vocal Duterte supporters to red-tag the actress.

However, the President himself did not comment on Soberano’s involvement in the Gabriela Youth event. Between October 13 and 16, he addressed the nation in a recorded message aired on October 14, but made no mention of the actress.

The 11-minute long YouTube video titled, “President Duterte si Liza Soberano utos na tanggalan ng endorsements dahil salot Sotto Tumawag” does not show a recording of the President criticizing the actress. (President Duterte orders Liza Soberano’s endorsements removed because she’s a pest, Sotto called)

Duterte is featured for only one minute, when an audio recording of a report about the anti-red tape bill, House Bill (HB) No. 7884, is played. A video of Duterte is shown, but viewers cannot hear what he is saying.

The first 40 seconds of the video is an audio recording of a report about Senate President Vicente Sotto III asking House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco to submit the 2021 budget proposal to the Senate by October 28.

The rest of the video consists of screenshots of social media posts criticizing Soberano over the webinar. The audio being played in the background while these are being flashed contain either criticisms or reports on the issue.

The Gabriela Women’s Party is part of the Makabayan bloc, which has been accused of being a front of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA). It works and lobbies with the women’s rights advocacy organization, General Assembly Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action (GABRIELA), when they push for reforms. – Vernise Tantuco/Rappler.com

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