FACT-CHECK: Sara Duterte is not wearing a Kabataan party-list group shirt

CLAIM: A photo of Vice President Sara Duterte wearing a shirt with the Kabataan party-list group logo.

RATING: FALSE

An altered photo falsely showing Vice President Sara Duterte wearing  a Kabataan party-list group shirt has  surfaced online.

The Facebook post showed an edited photo of Vice President Duterte wearing a shirt bearing the Kabataan party-list group logo and assigned number in the ballot for the 2025 Midterm elections.

The original image of Duterte was taken from a video message she delivered for International Women’s Month on March 8.

Duterte’s shirt in the video message originally featured the logo of the Office of the Vice President.

The Kabataan party-list group is known for its opposition to the Duterte administration, and has frequently criticized both ex-president Rodrigo Duterte and the incumbent vice president.

A check of Sara Duterte’s official Facebook page confirmed that the vice president has not endorsed Kabataan party-list group for the upcoming election. Leigh San Diego

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