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FACT CHECK: VP Duterte flip-flops on ‘friendship’ with Marcos

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

Vice President Sara Duterte says she was “never friends” with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

OUR VERDICT

Flip-flop:

Just less than three months before, Duterte said she and the president were “still friends.”

By VERA Files

Sep 24, 2024

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After her appearance at the House of Representatives’ probe into her spending of confidential funds in the past years, Vice President Sara Duterte claimed on Sept. 18 she was “never friends” with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This contradicts both her and Marcos’ previous assurances of their good relationship.

 

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