Manila, Sept. 24 -- Wednesday hit back at Vice President Sara Duterte, branding as "fake news" her accusation that the government has been neglecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following what she claimed as a "scam welfare check" on detained former president Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Vice President's remarks are "baseless" and run counter to the Department of Migrant Workers' (DMW) record of responding to requests for assistance from distressed Filipinos abroad.

"Iyan po ay malaking kasinungalingan... Ito pong binabanggit ng Bise Presidente na walang naitutulong sa mga OFWs, it is another fake news (That's a big lie. The Vice President's allegation that the government is neglecting O...