“Former president Rodrigo Duterte accused the Marcos administration of “preventing” the May 25 prayer rally in Tacloban City from taking place, criticizing its "policy of stifling dissent.”
What Vera Files found
The TAPS Coalition, organizer of the Tacloban leg of the Maisug rally, said on its Facebook page on May 24 that mobility problems arose due to Typhoon Aghon, prompting them to cancel the gathering.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 25 May 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 May 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Flip-flop”.
Rodrigo Duterte has 126 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 46 of them false or fake, 78 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.