“I never, never in my campaign as president promised the people that I would retake the West Philippine Sea. I did not promise that I would pressure China. I never mentioned about [the row between] China and the Philippines in my campaign because that was a very serious matter. - President Rodrigo Duterte on May 3, 2021”
What Vera Files found
During a debate among presidential candidates in April 2016, Duterte said: "Pag sinabi [ng PCA na] panalo tayo [at] ayaw ng China, I will not go to war … Pupunta ako sa China. Ngayon, ‘pag ayaw nila, then I will ask the Navy to bring me to the nearest boundary diyan sa Spratly — sa Scarborough, bababa ako, sasakay ako ng jet ski, dala-dala ko ‘yung flag ng Pilipino, at pupunta ako sa airport nila, tapos itanim ko. Then I would say, ‘This is ours and do what you want with me." However, after w...
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In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 3 May 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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
- pcoo.gov.phhttps://pcoo.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210503-Talk-to-the-People-of-President-R…
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=550698465917807
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