A TikTok video claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte is finally coming home to the Philippines through the help of Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. This is false.
Uploaded on June 4, the clip featured a 2016 photo of Duterte on a plane with other government officials, including Escudero and his wife Heart Evangelista, other senators and former members of the Cabinet.
The video has an overlaid text that read:
“Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte Makakauwi na sa Pilipinas. Thank you Sen. pres Escudero”
Its caption also states:
“Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte Makakauwi na sa Pilipinas sa tulong ng mga Senador. #PRRD #netherlands #philippines #duterte”
This is an old photo taken in 2016 when Duterte and his delegation went to Hanoi, Vietnam as part of the then president’s introductory visits to neighboring countries.
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