ICC authorizes full-blown probe into Duterte’s drug war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will proceed with the full-blown investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity committed by President Rodrigo Duterte in his war on drugs.
Tag Archives: Rodrigo Duterte
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO confirmed Bongbong Marcos-Rody Duterte tandem in 2022
The claim is merely based on speculation.
The playacting Dutertes and their script
It was the screaming headline of September 8, 2015: Duterte drops out of presidential race.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Go DID NOT remove Robredo, Duque from office
Robredo does not hold any Cabinet post from which she can be removed. In the case of Duque, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go only advised him during a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing to address the findings of the Commission on Audit on the "deficiencies" in the Department of Health's (DOH) handling of the pandemic.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong will NOT REPLACE Duque as Health Secretary
Before and after the dubious video was posted on Aug. 19, President Rodrigo Duterte had declared full support for Duque amid calls for his resignation. During his weekly briefing on Monday night (Aug. 23), the president reiterated he would not ask his health secretary to quit, but would accept his resignation if he did so voluntarily. There has been no word from Duque since.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Roque DID NOT SAY Duterte is like a supreme being
Roque dubbed the quote card as “fake news” while a media outfit whose logo is visible in the graphic denied and denounced the post.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming US impressed with Duterte’s achievement MISLEADS
The video did not even mention the United States but instead featured an unrelated clip from a July 26 interview with Philipine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar on PTV.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO approval from Duterte to rename NAIA
President Duterte has not talked about renaming the NAIA in his speeches, nor has he signed any official order approving it. Congress has yet to pass the bill proposing to rename NAIA to “Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Pilipinas (Philippine International Airport).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post’s claim that ABS-CBN owes gov’t billions NEEDS CONTEXT
The FB post and PNA’s July 26 report both need context, as Duterte’s claim is not true and has already been refuted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at least twice last year.
Promises made, promises broken
In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte said, "I assure you, this will be a clean government... You know, ako makagarantiya (I can guarantee), 101% it will be clean."
