“Former president Rodrigo Duterte says he does not want the Philippine republic dismembered, noting that his earlier call for the secession of Mindanao is just a joke and a tactic to scare and draw attention to the long-neglected southern Philippines.”
What Vera Files found
A month prior, Duterte raised the idea of Mindanao breaking away from the Philippines. A few days later, he said political forces in Mindanao were planning to regroup, with Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez leading the movement.
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In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 27 February 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 29 February 2024, 2 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.
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