FALSE

CLAIM: Marcos spokesperson claims that paid attendees of the UniTeam rally in Tarlac were planted by “Dilawans”
RATING: FALSE

Marcos spokesperson Vic Rodriguez claimed that supporters who were recorded receiving money in envelopes in a UniTeam rally in Tarlac were planted by “dilawans” or yellows, a pejorative term used for supporters of the Aquinos– long-time rivals of the Marcoses in Philippine politics.

In a story by ABS-CBN News, Rodriguez dismissed allegations that some residents were offered cash in exchange for their attendance to the political rally of the Marcos-Duterte tandem in the province. However, ABS-CBN and News5 posted photos and footage of residents lining up and receiving cash ranging from P300 to P500 for attending the UniTeam sortie. 

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