Misleading

A Facebook page has recycled a 4-year-old photo of picketing typhoon “Yolanda” survivors to slam them for seeking justice from President Rodrigo Duterte.

In its Dec. 13 post, Filipino Community accused the protesters four years after of trying to cover up history by blaming Duterte instead of his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III, for failing to act on their plight. Aquino was president when Yolanda tore into the Visayas.

Filipino Community’s post made it appear the rally took place only recently when in reality it occurred in November 2017, or four years after the super-typhoon battered the country, leaving more than 6,000 dead.

Panay Today posted on Nov. 8, 2017 the original photo of the protest action in Estancia, Iloilo.

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