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Jinggoy Estrada

Senatorial candidate. 5 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesFilipino
Jinggoy Estrada

“Dapat tutulan ng Senado ang imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court sa mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa drug war sa panahon ng Duterte administration dahil gumagana nang husto ang sistema ng hustisya sa Pilipinas.”

Vera Files rated this: Nakaliligaw

Vera Files says: Nilinaw ng ICC na hindi nito nilayon na palitan ang mga lokal na korte dahil inuusig lamang nito ang mga kaso kapag ang mga estado ay napatunayang ayaw o walang kakayahan na gawin ito. Binanggit sa desisyon noong Enero …

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Jinggoy Estrada, Senator

“The Senate should oppose the International Criminal Court's investigation of the drug war-related killings during the Duterte administration because the Philippine judicial system is fully functioning.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The ICC has made clear that it does not intend to replace domestic courts as it only prosecutes cases when states are proven to be unwilling or incapable of doing so. The Jan. 26 decision of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I …