Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to landslide victims in Talisay, Batangas came a day after he appeared at the Senate subcommittee hearing on illegal drugs

Claim: The media did not report former President Rodrigo Duterte’s October 29 visit to the landslide victims in Talisay, Batangas.

Rating: FALSE

Why I checked this: The complaint can be found in a video uploaded on the “DUTERTE TV” YouTube channel. The title of the video reads: “Just come in! Hindi binabalita in the mainstream media! Buti na lang mai NET 25! PDU30 naiyak sa nakita?!”

(Just in! It was not reported by the media! Good thing we have NET 25! (President Duterte) in tears from what he saw?)

The following text appears throughout the video: “Hindi binalita media a visita ni Pres. Duterte to Talisay!” (The media did not report President Duterte’s visit to Talisay!)

At the time of writing, the video has 51,569 views and 468 comments. It was posted on November 1, days after at least 20 people were killed in Landslide on October 24 triggered by rain from Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.

The facts: Contrary to the claim, the media reported Duterte’s visit to the families of the Talisay landslide victims.

Among the mainstream media that wrote news articles or social media posts about the visit were: ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Philippine Star, Inquirer.net, GMA Newsand News 5 on October 29, as well as the Daily Tribuna on October 30.

Meanwhile, those who showed video footage include ABS-CBN News, News 5and UNTV News and Rescue on October 29.

Drug War Hearing: The video of Duterte’s visit was posted a few days after the former president showed up on October 28. Senate hearing on his administration’s war on drugs. During the hearing, Duterte made several admissions on the drug war, such as the existence of a “death squad” with the police serving as leaders and told police to encourage criminals to fight back to give the police an excuse to kill them.

AND ON RAPPLER

While Duterte said he is taking “full legal responsibility” for police activities during the war on drugs, he then denied responsibility for the 2017 killing of a 17-year-old. Kian delos Santos by three Caloocan policemen and a 20-year-old man Karl Anthony Nunez. Duterte said he was responsive for policies under its administration, but not for specific crimes. – Percival Bueser/ Rappler.com

Percival Bueser is a Rappler fact-checking contributor. 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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