Claim: An online report says that a Filipino lawmaker from the opposition Liberal Party purchased a house worth 22 million Philippine pesos  using funds allotted for people affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The lawmaker does not exist and the group reported to have blown the whistle on the purported scandal said it had no knowledge of any such abuse.
Fact-check: No, a former Philippine opposition lawmaker did not use typhoon assistance funds to buy a house
Verdict: no, a former philippine opposition lawmaker did not use typhoon assistance funds to buy a house
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09