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FACT CHECK: Duterte again flip-flops on Marcos, ‘opposition’ status

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

Former president Rodrigo Duterte says the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino is not in the opposition under the current administration.

OUR VERDICT

Flip-flop:

Five minutes prior, Duterte said PDP remains in the opposition after other political parties had switched alliances to the Marcos administration.

By VERA Files

Oct 3, 2024

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Within five minutes, former president Rodrigo Duterte has contradicted himself from saying the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) belongs to the opposition in the current administration to not being in the opposition.

Incumbent senators and congressmen, who have retained membership in PDP since the 2022 elections, belong to the majority blocs in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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