CLAIM: Vice President Leni Robredo once said that the Philippines has 1,700 islands
RATING: TRUE
A graphic posted on Facebook correctly states that then vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo said the Philippines had only 1,700 islands on DZMM’s “Ikaw Na Ba?” “quiz bee” segment in 2016.
“Ilang isla ang bumubuo sa Philippine Archipelago? Hindi po 1,700 islands. Fact: The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands. It stretches from the South of China to the Northern Tip of Borneo,” it read.
(How many islands make up the Philippine Archipelago? Not 1,700 islands. Fact: The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands. It stretches from the South of China to the Northern Tip of Borneo.)
The photo’s caption read, “Fact check, Liberal Party Chairman Robredo’s statement is false!”
This claim is true.
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