CLAIM: Sinuportahan ni Duterte ang Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
RATING: KULANG SA KONTEKSTO
Maraming mga pro-Duterte supporters sa facebook ang pinagkumapara ang nahalal na senador na si Bam Aquino at dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanilang partisipasyon sa pagpasa ng Republic Act No. 10931 o mas kilala bilang Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017.
Ang mga post na may pamagat na “Author of free college?”, ay naglalaman ng mga imahe ni Aquino bilang “Author” at Duterte bilang “Signatory”
Kasama rin sa mga post ay ang isang mahabang caption, na naghihikayat sa mga netizen na mag research at kilalanin ang mga nagawa ni Duterte. FULL STORY HERE
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