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Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the description of the Davao Death Squad. An earlier version of the story described it as Duterte’s Davao Death Squad.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct two errors in the copy. An earlier version of the article stated that POGOs are Philippine offshore gaming operations. POGOs refer to Philippine offshore gaming operators. We have also corrected the information regarding the poverty incidence ranking of BARMM. An earlier version of the story stated it has the highest ranking in Mindanao instead of the whole country.
July 2024
Editor’s Note: This fact check has been updated to correct the date that the TikTok user uploaded their misleading video. An earlier version of the story stated it was uploaded on July 11. It was uploaded on July 10.
Editor’s note: The table in this article was updated to correct the case details of Rosalio ‘Tommy’ Abile. The complaint against him was filed by the unnamed wife of retired commodore Nicanor Hernandez. Tehani Hernandez is his daughter, who was also sued.
A previous version of this video mistakenly interchanged the section and article numbers in the 1987 Constitution cited in the January 2023 decision of the Supreme Court. We re-uploaded this video to reflect the correction. We apologize for this error.
This fact check was updated to reflect the correct year President Marcos signed the ratification of the Rome Statute in 2011 when he was still a senator. We apologize for this typographical error and thank the reader who pointed it out.
The quote card for this fact check was updated to reflect the role of Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board as an independent quasi-judicial body to receive, evaluate, process and investigate claims of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship. On the other hand, the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission, an independent government agency, was created to establish, restore, preserve and conserve a memorial, museum, library and compendium in honor of the many human rights violations victims during the same period.
This article was updated to reflect a more accurate headline.
This article was updated to correct the date of publication of the WHO study. The original version stated it was in 1996, when it should be 1993. We apologize for the mistake.
This article was updated to reflect a more accurate headline on the issue of the South China Sea arbitration.
