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Sara Duterte

“Former president Rodrigo Duterte was detained by the International Criminal Court without recourse for bail. He does not intend to intimidate witnesses should he be allowed interim release and his 43 murder charges do not amount to crimes against humanity.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs Context

Vera Files says: Right to bail is not expressly stated in the rules of procedure of the International Criminal Court. Rodrigo Duterte has a history of threatening critics and witnesses when he was president. The prosecution filed in the…

Social media posts

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippines' return to the International Criminal Court as a member, and that the ICC has arraigned Vice President Sara Duterte and Harry Roque.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: What Malacañang said was that the president was willing to discuss the possibility of the country rejoining the ICC. No charges are filed in the ICC against Duterte and Roque, nor is an arraignment underway.

Checked by Vera Files30 Jun 2025PhilippinesElections
Social media posts

“The recent Supreme Court landmark decision discarding the second placer rule in local elections applies to the electoral protest of Bienvenido Abante Jr and Luis “Joey” Chua Uy in the 2025 Manila 6th District congressional race.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The Supreme Court landmark decision on the second placer rule indicates that it only applies to local officials, while the House of Representatives—as in the case of Bienvenido Abante Jr. and Luis “Joey” Chua Uy for the…

Social media posts

“Vice President Sara Duterte is having the same fate as Fernando Lopez Sr., the vice president of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was supposedly impeached in 1966.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: No reliable sources state that then vice president Fernando Lopez was impeached in 1966. News reports, local historians and political pundits have cited Sara Duterte as the first-ever Philippine vice president to be imp…

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“Videos and photos show protesters calling for the resignation of Chiz Escudero over delays in the Senate's carrying out of Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.”

Vera Files rated this: Fake

Vera Files says: : The videos and photos are AI-generated. Results from the tools used by AI detection experts at the Deepfakes Analysis Unit in India show that some parts of the video were AI-generated. The DAU further flagged other sp…