The DBM released P362 million to accelerate recovery efforts, while a House bill is seeking a P15-billion supplemental budget for Mindanao quake victims
Claim: No budget has been allotted to help victims of the June 8 earthquake in Mindanao because they are Duterte supporters.
Why we fact-checked this: Former Cavite 4th District representative Kiko Barzaga made a post on June 18, stating, “Yung mga biktima ng lindol sa Mindanao ginawang Zero Budget dahil Pro-Duterte sila! Salamat Taxpayers! #CrocodileFarm.”
(The earthquake victims in Mindanao were given zero budget because they are pro-Duterte! Thanks, taxpayers! #CrocodileFarm)
The post has since garnered over 22,300 reactions, 20 comments, and 1,800 shares.
Barzaga’s Facebook page has over 1.9 million followers and has been consistently posting pro-Duterte and anti-Marcos content.
The facts: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) already released an initial amount of P362 million on June 18 to help communities stricken by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked parts of Mindanao on June 8.
“The P362 million we released is only initial assistance. The government continues to have sufficient and readily available funds to support ongoing relief, rehabilitation, and recovery efforts in areas affected by the earthquake and other calamities,” Acting DBM Secretary Kim Robert De Leon said.
Aside from DBM’s allocation, a bill filed in the House of Representatives also seeks to pass a P15-billion supplemental budget to...
The DBM released P362 million to accelerate recovery efforts, while a House bill is seeking a P15-billion supplemental budget for Mindanao quake victims Claim: No budget has been allotted to help ...