“The international community had already made a strong statement and taken a position declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the National People's Army, as a terrorist group.”
Emmanuel Salamat
Claim dated 22 Sep 2022.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context
What Vera Files found
Other countries' declaration of an entity as “terrorist” is not part of the Philippines’ requirements to designate groups as “terrorist” under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020.
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In short
Emmanuel Salamat made this claim around 22 September 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWlU_zWip2c
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