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Rodrigo Duterte

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Checked by Vera Files3 Aug 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Ang order kaugnay ng freedom of information ay nagbubukas ng mga rekord, transaksyon, desisyon at issuances ng lahat ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Sa kabila ng paglabas ni Pangulong Duterte ng Executive Order No. 2 noong Hulyo 23, 2016, maraming mga dokumento at impormasyon na nauugnay sa mga kontrobersyal na paksa ang nananatiling hindi maa-access ng publiko. Kas…

Checked by Vera Files31 Jul 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte, President

“Ang Hulyo 2016 arbitral award sa South China Sea dispute ay hindi nagbubuklod sa China dahil ito ay "hindi kailanman naging bahagi" ng ligal na paglilitis sa Permanent Court of Arbitration.”

Vera Files rated this: Mali

Vera Files says: Nakasaad sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) na “ang di pagsipot o kabiguan ng isang partido na ipagtanggol ang kaso nito ay hindi dapat maging isang hadlang sa mga paglilitis." Ang China, na pin…

Checked by Vera Files31 Jul 2021PhilippinesCrime and security
Rodrigo Duterte

“The July 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea dispute does not bind China because it was "never a part" of the legal proceedings in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that “[a]bsence or failure of a party to defend its case shall not constitute a bar to the proceedings.” China, having ratified UNCLOS in June 1996, wa…

Checked by Vera Files21 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Ang mga lokal na opisyal na "hindi magpapatupad ng mga patakaran ng COVID-19" ay maaaring managot sa pagpapabaya sa tungkulin sa ilalim ng Revised Penal Code.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Ang pagpapabaya sa tungkulin sa ilalim ng Section 208 ng Revised Penal Code ay sumasaklaw lamang sa "sinumang opisyal ng publiko o opisyal ng batas" na "sadyang pinipigilan ang pag-uusig" ng mga lumalabag sa batas o "pi…

Checked by Vera Files14 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Si Lapulapu ay isang Tausug.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi Napatunayan

Vera Files says: Nilinaw na ng National Historical Commission of the Philippines na ang pinagmulan, pati ang lahi, ni Lapulapu ay nananatiling walang nakaaalam dahil sa kawalan ng "anumang kapani-paniwala eyewitness account o anumang ur…

Checked by Vera Files13 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Inulit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang pangako sa kampanya noong 2016 na lumikha ng isang working environment kung saan ang security of tenure, bukod sa iba pa, "ay hindi lamang pinangangalagaan, ngunit itinatangi din.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng Konteksto

Vera Files says: Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Pangulong Duterte noong Hulyo 2019 na isabatas ang panukalang inaprubahan ng Kongreso na magpaparusa sa kontraktuwalisasyon, ngunit pinili niya itong i-veto, na sinabing ang panukalang batas …

Checked by Vera Files13 May 2021PhilippinesElections
Rodrigo Duterte

“President Rodrigo Duterte renews his 2016 campaign promise to create a working environment where security of tenure, among others, "are not only upheld, but also cherished”

Vera Files rated this: Needs Context

Vera Files says: President Duterte had a chance in July 2019 to enact a Congress-approved bill penalizing contractualization, but he chose to veto it, saying the proposed law "unduly broadens the scope and definition of labor-only contr…

Checked by Vera Files10 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Ang makasaysayang arbitral win ng Pilipinas noong Hulyo 2016 laban sa China sa South China Sea dispute ay "isang piraso lamang ng papel" na "itatapon niya sa basurahan.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: Sa kanyang talumpati sa ika-75 sesyon ng United Nations General Assembly noong Setyembre 2020, "mahigpit na tinanggihan" ni Duterte ang mga pagtatangka na "pahinain" ang desisyon ng Permanent Court of Arbitration. Iniha…

Checked by Vera Files10 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Pinakinggan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang abiso ng ilan sa mga miyembro ng kanyang Gabinete na “walang magandang” maidudulot ang makipagdebate kay retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, at na magiging isa lamang itong “demotion” para sa isang nakaupong presidente na makipag-debate sa isang “karaniwang abogado.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: Si Duterte mismo ang humamon kay Carpio na makipag debate dahil “pareho naman [daw] silang abogado.”

Checked by Vera Files10 May 2021PhilippinesPolitics and government
Rodrigo Duterte

“President Rodrigo Duterte heeds the advise of some Cabinet members that "nothing good" would come out of a debate with retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio and, it would be a "demotion" for a sitting president to engage in a debate with an "ordinary lawyer.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: It was Duterte himself who dared Carpio to a debate considering that they "are both lawyers."

Checked by Vera Files10 May 2021PhilippinesPolitics and government
Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines

“President Rodrigo Duterte says the Philippines' historic arbitral win in July 2016 against China on the South China Sea dispute is "just a (piece of) paper" that he would "throw into the wastebasket.”

Vera Files rated this: Flip-flop

Vera Files says: In his speech at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, Duterte "firmly reject(ed)" attempts to "undermine" the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He declared that the arbi…

Checked by Vera Files4 May 2021PhilippinesFilipino
Rodrigo Duterte

“Hindi kailanman ako nangako sa mga tao sa aking kampanya bilang pangulo na babawiin ko ang West Philippine Sea. Hindi ako nangako na ipe-pressure ko ang China. Hindi ko binanggit kahit kailan ang tungkol sa [pinagtatalunan ng] China at Pilipinas sa aking kampanya dahil iyan ay isang napakaseryosong bagay.”

Vera Files rated this: Hindi totoo

Vera Files says: Sa debate ng presidential candidates noong April 2016, sinabi ni Duterte: "Pag sinabi [ng PCA na] panalo tayo [at] ayaw ng China, hindi ako makikipag-giyera … Pupunta ako sa China. Ngayon, 'pag ayaw nila, sasabihin ko s…

Checked by Vera Files4 May 2021PhilippinesElections
Rodrigo Duterte

“I never, never in my campaign as president promised the people that I would retake the West Philippine Sea. I did not promise that I would pressure China. I never mentioned about [the row between] China and the Philippines in my campaign because that was a very serious matter. - President Rodrigo Duterte on May 3, 2021”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: During a debate among presidential candidates in April 2016, Duterte said: "Pag sinabi [ng PCA na] panalo tayo [at] ayaw ng China, I will not go to war … Pupunta ako sa China. Ngayon, ‘pag ayaw nila, then I will ask the…