“The order on freedom of information opens up the records, transactions, decisions and issuances of all government agencies.”
What Vera Files found
Despite President Duterte’s issuance of Executive Order No. 2 on July 23, 2016, a range of documents and information pertaining to controversial topics remain inaccessible to the public. These include Duterte’s state of health, his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), and records about the war on illegal drugs.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rodrigo Duterte made this claim around 26 July 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 August 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
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
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/tVlY9Wv8kAo?t=12993
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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.