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These activities include the OVP satellite offices, Libreng Sakay, the Pagbabago campaign, and the Disaster Operations Center
Claim: Various activities of the Office of the Vice President were not reported on TV.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in the title of a video uploaded on the YouTube channel “MISSREVI” on October 9: “MGA NAGAWA NI VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE NA HINDI BINALITA SA TV” (What Vice President Sara Duterte has done which were not reported on TV).
Such activities can be seen starting at the 1:35 mark of the uploaded video by “MISSREVI,” which contains footage (with modified audio) of a presentation shown in the 2024 House budget committee hearing for the OVP conducted on August 30, 2023. The portion used in the video by “MISSREVI” was from 40:36 to 50:33 of the official video coverage.
As of writing, the video has 15,050 views and 441 comments.
The facts: Some activities of the OVP explained in the video were covered on TV:
- The establishment of satellite offices all over the country – TV news coverages were by GMA Integrated News on July 3, 2022, UNTV News and Rescue on July 4, 2022, and PTV Philippines on July 3, 2022 and October 11, 2022.
- The Libreng Sakay Program – Some TV news coverages were by GMA Integrated News on August 4, 2022, News 5 on August 4, 2022, and PTV Philippines on August 3, 2022.
- The Pagbabago: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign – TV news coverage was by PTV Philippines on May 27, 2023.
- The OVP Disaster Operations Center – TV news coverage was by PTV Philippines on October 11, 2022.
OVP’s 2024 and 2025 budget hearings comparison: The August 30, 2023 hearing for the OVP’s 2024 budget whose footage was shown in the YouTube video by “MISSREVI” was quickly terminated upon a motion by Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos. Vice President Sara Duterte was present during this hearing.
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For the OVP’s 2025 budget, however, while Duterte was present during the August 27 hearing, she instead answered questions with the same “I would like to forgo the opportunity to defend the budget in the question and answer format. I would leave it to the House to decide on the budget submitted.” Duterte was absent during the September 10 and September 23 House hearings; she was also given a chance to appear on September 24 and September 25, but she didn’t.
Currently, the House’s proposed 2025 budget of the OVP stands at around P733 million, which was a reduction from the OVP’s previous request of P2.037 billion. – Percival Bueser/ Rappler.com
Percival Bueser 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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