“Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez said he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022 and vowed to withdraw his senatorial bid if anyone can produce a copy of Sugar Order No. 3 bearing his signature.”
Vic Rodriguez
Claim dated 7 Jan 2025.
Vera Files rated thisNo basis
What Vera Files found
While Rodriguez was executive secretary, SO No. 4 came out on Aug. 10, 2022 for the importation of 300,000 metric tons of refined sugar. However, the order was taken down from the SRA website that same day. He had nothing to have flagged because the importation did not push through.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Vic Rodriguez made this claim around 7 January 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2025, 9 days later. Its rating was “No basis”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbDksxhOg8
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