“The Philippine Navy acquired two new frigates under the Duterte administration.”
What Vera Files found
While the two new frigates for the Philippine Navy were delivered during the Duterte administration, government announcements and media reports show that the procurement process began in 2013, during the administration of the late President Benigno Aquino III.
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In short
Delfin Lorenzana made this claim around 21 February 2022. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Delfin Lorenzana has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/qgYa6GEzN8E?t=4971
- pcoo.gov.phhttps://pcoo.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220221-Talk-to-the-People-of-PRRD.pdf#pa…
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