VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte ayaw na sa Cha-cha?

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

“We have a good Constitution. I find it in perfect condition; absolutely nothing wrong with it,” former president Rodrigo Duterte said in a Jan. 7 press conference in Davao City.

OUR VERDICT

Flip-flop:

Duterte’s platform when he ran for the presidency in 2016 was anchored on shifting the form of government to federalism, which is possible only by amending the 1987 Constitution, which provides for a presidential system. After he won, he created a consultative committee that drafted a new constitution, which he had approved. However, the attempt to tinker with the Constitution was unsuccessful.

By VERA Files

Jan 23, 2024

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Hindi na raw kailangan ng Charter change dahil wala naman daw mali sa 1987 Constitution, sabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Taliwas ito sa posisyon niya noong siya ay nasa pwesto pa. Nagbago na nga ba ang ihip ng hangin?

Check out these sources

Bangon Pilipinas, LIVE PRESSCON WITH FORMER PRES. RODRIGO DUTERTE, Jan. 7, 2023

ABS-CBN News, Duterte: Federalism is key to peace in Mindanao, Nov. 30, 2015

ABS-CBN News, The World Tonight: Proposed federal constitution won’t extend Duterte’s term, July 3, 2018

On Duterte giving up on federalism

PNA, PRRD won’t insist on federalism but still wants Cha-cha, June 26, 2019
CNN Philippines, Duterte abandons federalism, pushes for Charter change, June 25, 2019
The Philippine Star, Federalism may not gain support – Duterte, June 26, 2019

RTV Malacañang, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Talk to the People 5/11/2022, May 12, 2022

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte ayaw na sa Cha-cha?

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