FALSE: Robredo says the virus, not people, should be restrained

Vice President Leni Robredo said it should not be people, but the virus, that should be restrained from spreading.Hindi naman dapat ang mga tao ang pigilan natin sa pag kalat . Dapat ang virus ang pigilan natinThe graphic contained News5's logo as well as its social media handles. It was also dated March 12.

These posts were flagged by Claim Check, Facebook's tool for detecting posts with potentially false information.Robredo did not make this remark, and the graphic was altered from a quote card produced by News5.Iginiit ni Vice Pres. Leni Robredo na hindi makatutulong ang panic buying at hoarding sa gitna ng #COVID19 sa bansaAng bawat bote ng alkohol na iniimbak natin at di nagagamit ay isang boteng ipinagkakait natin sa ating mga kapitbahay.

Rappler also reached out to the one who posted the graphic first, but did not receive a response as of writing. The post became unavailable after Rappler sent them a message. This is not the first time that this News5 graphic was altered to perpetuate a false quote attributed to Robredo. Rappler also debunked another false quote that claimed Robredo suggestedKeep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at

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