The recruitment announcement is posted on an unauthorized page – PH Coast Guard

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Claim: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Coast Guard Human Resource Management Command (CGHRMC) have posted several posts on several Facebook pages saying they are hiring.

Score: FALSE

Why we tested it: Several Facebook posts posted on several Facebook job recruitment pages contained this statement.

One post on the PRC Job Opportunities Facebook page has generated more than 1,600 reactions, 2,100 comments and 11,000 shares at the time of writing.

The posts also contain a link to an alleged job application page.

Unauthorized posts, pages: The CGHRMC said in a Facebook post November 3 that agency and PCG job postings are unauthorized.

“Coast Guard Human Resource Management Team (CGHRMC) Facebook page with 237k followers Philippine Coast Guard The official Facebook page that AUTHOR’S FACEBOOK PAGE reports on important recruitment issues,” said CGHRMC.

(The 237,000-follower Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGHRMC) Facebook page and the official Philippine Coast Guard Facebook page are the only Facebook pages authorized to post legitimate recruitment news.)

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Fake URL: Links included in unauthorized job postings are also fake. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in posts redirect to a website with a “.com” domain name, as opposed to the official PCG website which has the domain name “.gov.ph”.

Providing personal information through these fake app sites can expose users to potential phishing scams. (READ: Phishing 101: How to spot and avoid phishing)

Similar claims: Rappler has fact-checked fake jobs purportedly from PCG January and April 2024.

Similar false claims from Facebook pages posing as government agencies have also been debunked:

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