VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Carpio DID NOT flip flop on West Philippine Sea stance
Carpio never said the first quote. The FB page spuriously twisted his actual statement from a June 13, 2018 Tempo story.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte hinamon si Carpio na mag debate tungkol sa WPS dispute, pagkatapos umatras; Palasyo tinawag itong ‘demotion’
Kumambyo sa loob lamang ng dalawang araw, umatras si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang hamon na makipagdebate kay retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio tungkol sa pag-alis ng mga barko ng Philippine Navy noong 2012 sa maritime standoff sa Scarborough Shoal sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas, gayundin ang panalo ng bansa sa Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) noong 2016.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte dares Carpio to debate on WPS dispute, then backs out; Palace calls it a ‘demotion’
Shifting gears in just two days, President Rodrigo Duterte backed out from his challenge to debate with retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio about the withdrawal of Philippine Navy ships during the 2012 maritime standoff at Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines, as well as the latter's 2016 win at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte DID NOT say Aquino, Carpio ‘sold’ WPS to China
The 16-minute video’s content, composed of two clips, also did not support the claim in its headline.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin pinasinungalingan ang sinabi ni Roque; hindi siya nag ‘sorry’ sa Chinese ambassador dahil sa pagmumura vs China
Pinabulaanan ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ang pahayag ni Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque na humingi siya ng paumanhin kay Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian dahil sa kanyang pagmumura tungkol sa mga "iligal" na aktibidad ng China sa West Philippine Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin belies Roque claim; ‘no apology’ to Chinese ambassador for hurling expletive vs China
Contrary to Roque’s claim, Locsin said he apologized only to his “friend” and counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and “nobody else.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB Live claiming Duterte and US ‘joined forces to drive China out of WPS’ MISLEADING
The clip, being passed off as "breaking news", spliced a recent news report with a 2017 statement of President Rodrigo Duterte on the country's territorial dispute with China.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Duterte blogger mali-mali ang pahayag tungkol sa West Philippine Sea, arbitral ruling
Habang umiigting ang tensyon sa rehiyon sa patuloy na hindi awtorisadong presensiya ng mga barkong Tsino sa mga maritime area ng Pilipinas, hindi bababa sa pitong maling impormasyon tungkol sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea ang pinakawalan ng blogger na si Sass Rogando Sasot, isang hayagang supporter ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pro-Duterte blogger makes multiple inaccurate claims on West Philippine Sea, arbitral ruling
Blogger Sass Rogando Sasot, a vocal supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made at least seven inaccurate claims about the West Philippine Sea issue as tensions in the region rise with the continued unauthorized presence of Chinese vessels in the Philippines’ maritime areas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang wala raw ‘verbal fishing deal’ si Duterte sa China
Sa isang pagbaligtad, itinanggi ng Malacañang ang pagkakaroon ng isang "verbal fishing deal" sa pagitan nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Chinese President Xi Jinping sa mga maritime area ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea.
