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.
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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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang backtracks on Duterte’s ‘verbal fishing deal’ with China
The president himself said in a speech in June 2019 that he would “of course” allow Chinese nationals to fish within Philippine waters.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Duterte warned China on WPS issue was from a 2017 speech
There was no reference to Russia getting angry at China over the territorial dispute.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING video claims Duterte joined US in “warning” China over WPS incursions
Duterte’s most recent comment on the country’s maritime controversy with China came on April 19 — seven days after the misleading FB video was published.
