FACT CHECK: Hegseth fails to name an ASEAN member in confirmation hearing
South Korea, Japan and Australia are not part of ASEAN
Claims by Public Figures
FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT
Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context.
FACT CHECK: Rodriguez misstates involvement in 2022 sugar fiasco
Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez claimed with no basis that he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022.
FACT CHECK: Duterte counsel claims on ICC probe, jurisdiction on drug-war killings FALSE
Salvador Medialdea falsely claimed "there was no mention" of jurisdiction in the 2021 ruling of the ICC authorizing the investigation of EJKs under the Duterte administration's drug war.
FACT CHECK: Lambino inulit ang dating pahayag ni Duterte tungkol sa EJKs
Hindi totoo ang pahayag ng abogadong si Raul Lambino, isang senatorial aspirant sa ilalim ng Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, na hindi lahat ng EJK ay ilegal.
