The viral photo is one of the scenes during the first day of in-person classes last August 22 in a flooded school due to high tide in Macabebe town, Pampanga. The photo was taken by freelance photojournalist Lisa Marie David for international news agency, Reuters.
The KPL and its representative have never issued any statement which supports the mandatory ROTC.
The PDI news desk and their beat reporter, Jane Bautista, stand by the veracity of the report of an entire class of Grade 7 students asked to sit on the floor because the chairs in the classroom were insufficient.
Aangat Buhay PH, a FB personal blog supporting former Vice President Leni Robredo, has made a separate post owning up to its mistake in a bid to avoid the spread of disinformation.
Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has warned the public against publishing “wrong information” that crime incidents are rising in the city following trending posts on the issue on social media.