FACT CHECK: NO Marcos order allowing ICC to arrest Duterte, Dela Rosa
President Ferdinand Marcos never made any order explicitly allowing the International Criminal Court to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Tag Archives: Rodrigo Duterte
The Duterte-Bong Go plan to assassinate Senator Trillanes
It was a plan that was hatched just when the then police hitman of the Davao Death Squad Arturo Lascañas was on the verge of confessing his sins to the Filipino people.
Drug problem is ‘public health’ issue, not security
Veering away from former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, representatives and experts from various sectors are urging the government to treat the drug problem as a "public health" issue to be dealt with a human rights-based approach.
De Lima slams Duterte for threats, dead set on filing charges
Former senator Leila De Lima said that threats from former president Rodrigo Duterte will not dissuade her from filing charges against him.
Duterte group ‘de facto’ opposition just out to grab power – Trillanes
Duterte and his allies are looking for a political opportunity to get back in power, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said.
Rodrigo Duterte: From ‘The Punisher’ to rights advocate
Given his several somersaults on Charter change and many other issues, are you convinced that Duterte has transformed into an advocate of free speech and a defender of the Constitution?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte kinontra ang sariling pahayag tungkol sa ‘neutral,‘ ‘independent’ foreign policy ng kanyang administrasyon
Sa exclusive interview sa China state-owned media na Global Times, sinalungat ni dating pangulo Rodrigo Duterte ang sariling pahayag na gusto niyang maging “neutral” ang foreign policy ng kanyang dating administrasyon.
FACT CHECK: Duterte wants neutral, independent foreign policy but ‘really loves China’
In an exclusive interview on Global Times, former president Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted his foreign policy to be neutral but later declared he loves China more than the Americans.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Audio clip of Marcos calling Duterte’s ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with China treason FAKE
A reel containing audio clips of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos supposedly directing the armed forces to “fight back” against China and even calling former president Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged “gentlemen’s agreement” with Xi Jinping treasonous is still circulating online.
Is Rodrigo Duterte guilty of treason?
The question is immediately clad with infirmity. The Philippines has no existing law that prosecutes the crime of treason in times of peace. If the act happened when he was president, he can be protected by presidential immunity.
