FACT CHECK: VP Sara not preparing for father’s ‘homecoming’ in April, contrary to claim

2026-03-06 - 11:03

Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte is preparing the necessary documents to facilitate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s return to the Philippines in April 2026. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video containing the claim has 1.8 million views, 57,800 likes, 2,223 comments, and 1,090 shares as of writing. Text in the video states: “Rodrigo Duterte pauwi na sa Pilipinas ngayong April 1, 2026.” (Rodrigo Duterte is returning to the Philippines this April 1, 2026.) The caption in