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Checked by Vera Files3 Aug 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Ang order kaugnay ng freedom of information ay nagbubukas ng mga rekord, transaksyon, desisyon at issuances ng lahat ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Sa kabila ng paglabas ni Pangulong Duterte ng Executive Order No. 2 noong Hulyo 23, 2016, maraming mga dokumento at impormasyon na nauugnay sa mga kontrobersyal na paksa ang nananatiling hindi maa-access ng publiko. Kas…

Checked by Vera Files31 Jul 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte, President

“Ang Hulyo 2016 arbitral award sa South China Sea dispute ay hindi nagbubuklod sa China dahil ito ay "hindi kailanman naging bahagi" ng ligal na paglilitis sa Permanent Court of Arbitration.”

Vera Files rated this: Mali

Vera Files says: Nakasaad sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) na “ang di pagsipot o kabiguan ng isang partido na ipagtanggol ang kaso nito ay hindi dapat maging isang hadlang sa mga paglilitis." Ang China, na pin…

Rodrigo Duterte

“The July 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea dispute does not bind China because it was "never a part" of the legal proceedings in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that “[a]bsence or failure of a party to defend its case shall not constitute a bar to the proceedings.” China, having ratified UNCLOS in June 1996, wa…