FALSE

CLAIM: National Grid Corp. of the Philippines was sold by former president Rodrigo Duterte to China.

RATING: FALSE

A TikTok user falsely claimed that the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) was sold to China by former president Rodrigo Duterte.

NGCP did not issue any statement that it had been sold by Duterte to China or that it had been acquired by China.

NGCP is 60% owned by Filipino companies, while the remaining 40% is owned by the State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC).

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