“The PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty cannot not be activated in the Spratly Islands in case of Chinese aggreassion as the sovereignty of the area is still disputed”
What FactRakers found
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in 2016 ruled against China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea in accordance with UNCLOS and favored Manila's claim over areas within its exclusive eocnomic zone.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Harry Roque (Former presidential spokesperson) made this claim around 25 May 2024. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2024. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Harry Roque has 50 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 31 of them false or fake, 18 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
This check was done by FactRakers, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.