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“President Trump said people who would help the ICC, such as former senator Leila De, Lima, would be sanctioned.”

Vera Files says: President Trump's economic sanction against the ICC didn't mention De Lima. The executive order sanctions ICC staff who have made “transgressions” against the U.S. and Israel.

“Harry Roque has been ordered imprisoned by the Senate”

Vera Files says: There has been no order from the Senate to imprison nor arrest Roque who is currently the subject of a Senate inquiry for his alleged ties to illegal POGOs.

“Former Palace spokesman Harry Roque said the Marcos administration detained television hosts Eric Celiz and Lorraine Badoy because they were criticizing the government.”

Vera Files says: Celiz and Badoy were detained at the House of Representatives because they were cited in contempt for refusing to name the sources of their allegedly false claims.

“Lawyer Harry Roque said he was '"scammed" into believing that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would use his “second chance” at Malacanang to redeem his family's reputation.”

Vera Files says: Roque, who ran for senator under Marcos' UniTeam ticket with Sara Duterte, supported and endorsed his presidential bid in 2022 in multiple speeches and interviews.

“Lawyer Harry Roque claims that people still long for former president Rodrigo Duterte's leadership because he has word of honor.”

Vera Files says: When he was president, Duterte changed his position several times on key issues, such as on his promises to curb corruption and rid the country of illegal drugs. Three years into the presidency in 2019, Duterte said he …

“Former president Rodrigo Duterte neither filed a complaint nor testified in the drug case against former senator Leila De Lima.”

Vera Files says: While Duterte did not appear in court to charge or testify in the drug case against De Lima, he made public statements accusing the former senator of involvement in the illegal drug trading inside the national penitenti…

“Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte is like Jesus Christ, Allah and Buddha all rolled into one.”

“Only President Duterte among the country's leaders has given the Navy two modern frigates to protect the Philippine territorial waters.”

Vera Files says: While the two brand new frigates from South Korea were delivered during the Duterte administration, the acquisition process began in 2013, under the Aquino presidency.

“President Rodrigo Duterte is not in favor of same-sex marriage, whether it be church or civil.”

Vera Files says: Roque's claim contradicts Duterte's most recent public statement on the issue, where he explicitly said he was "in favor" of same-sex marriage. Throughout his term, Duterte has taken a nuanced position on the matter -- …

“Anyone can request a copy of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of any public official in the executive branch through President Duterte's Executive Order No. 1.”

Vera Files says: It is Executive Order No. 2 that mandates full public disclosure and transparency of information in the executive branch.

“The government will not do a house-to-house search for COVID-19-positive individuals. This is a ruse created by critics of the administration.”

Vera Files says: It was Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, not “critics” of the administration, who said government authorities will go “house-to-house” to check compliance with home quarantine regulations.