Claim: Last month, Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy denied the existence of a group of indigenous peoples in the country referred to as "Lumad," wrongly claiming that it is a "made up word" of the Communist Party of the Philippines  and its allied organizations to forward their agenda.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Badoy denies existence of Lumad, falsely claims 'Reds' coined the term
Verdict: last month, communications undersecretary lorraine marie badoy denied the existence of a group of indigenous peoples in the country referred to as "lumad," wrongly claiming that it is a "made up word" of the communist party of the philippines  and its allied organizations to forward their agenda.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-03-04T19:51:00