{"id":30247,"date":"2022-04-22T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T02:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressone.ph\/?p=30247"},"modified":"2023-12-03T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T02:05:09","slug":"fact-check-late-actor-rico-yan-was-not-a-marcos-duterte-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressone.ph\/fact-check-late-actor-rico-yan-was-not-a-marcos-duterte-supporter\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT-CHECK: Late actor Rico Yan was not a Marcos, Duterte supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.23.3″ max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image admin_label=”Fact checked by PressOnePH” src=”https:\/\/pressone.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FACTCHECKED.png” align=”right” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ width=”40%” width_tablet=”55%” width_phone=”70%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|0px||” custom_padding=”|0px||” z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb icon_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.14.9″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ text_orientation=”right” z_index_tablet=”0″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” image_icon_width_tablet=”101px” text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″]\n

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Claim: Rico Yan was a Marcos and Duterte supporter.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Rating: FALSE<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n
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Actress Claudine Baretto, in a now-deleted instagram comment, falsely claimed that the late actor Rico Yan, her on-screen partner, was a supporter of the Marcoses and the Dutertes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was about year 2000 when we met with President Duterte. In that same year, we met Ma\u2019am Sara and lastly, BBM. Rico looked up to these people. Our whole family is BBM. Only Marjorie and her kids are Leni. Tita Sita Yan and I and My Mom, BBM rin po. Please let us all respect everybody. Stay safe and Godbless all of you,\u201d the comment read.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a response to a fan who commented that if Yan were alive, he would choose Vice President Leni Robredo as his presidential bet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHad Rico Yan been alive, he\u2019d choose VP Leni also. Remember? Rico Yan stood up against the Marcoses and refused to endorse any of them,\u201d the fan commented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a separate comment, Claudine said, \u201cRico is true-blooded Marcos (supporter) and admires BBM, also President Duterte, when we met all in person in Davao.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This statement is FALSE.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 1998 <\/span>documentary<\/span><\/a> from \u201cThe Correspondents\u201d resurfaced after Barreto made the claims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It featured Yan as a guest correspondent in an episode that tackled Martial Law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIpinangako ni Marcos ang isang bagong lipunan, parang isang fantasy land, at si Marcos ang bidang superhero. He was the judge, jury, and executioner,\u201d Yan said in the episode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He referred to former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his wife, Imelda, as \u201cconjugal dictators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the short documentary, Yan spoke with Bayan Muna\u2019s Satur Ocampo, a political prisoner-turned-congressman. Ocampo was imprisoned during the Martial Law era.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ocampo mentioned that Yan\u2019s paternal grandfather, former Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Manuel Yan, Sr., opposed Marcos\u2019s declaration of Martial Law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAng lolo mo, si General Yan, did not believe that Marcos needed to declare Martial Law, kaya umalis siya. Iba ang kaniyang pagtingin; hindi pareho ng kay Marcos. It turned out later that he was correct,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Your grandfather, General Yan, did not believe Marcos needed to declare Martial Law, that\u2019s why he left. His perspective is different; not the same with Marcos. It turned out later that he was correct.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Film producer and talent manager Noel Ferrer also debunked Barreto\u2019s claims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFACT CHECK. I was with Rico Yan at the Edsa People Power Anniversary that celebrated the overthrowing of a dictator plus his family and cronies,\u201d Ferrer\u2019s <\/span>Instagram post<\/span><\/a> read.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It accompanied a photo of Yan at an Edsa People Power anniversary celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The actress made the false claim after she endorsed the only son and namesake of the late dictator and kleptocrat for president on April 11.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barreto is running for councilor in Olongapo City.\u2014 Zeus Legaspi<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.10.8″ global_colors_info=”{}”]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.14.9″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”20px|||” custom_padding=”20px|||” z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” src=”https:\/\/pressone.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Claudine-1.png”]\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.14.9″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”20px|||” custom_padding=”20px|||” z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” src=”https:\/\/pressone.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Claudine-2.jpg”]\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.10.8″ global_colors_info=”{}”]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”END NOTE” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_font_size=”14px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

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