CLAIM: Presidential candidate Ma. Leonor Robredo is not competent to lead the country because of her statement that President Duterte's demand for the US to continue invoking the Visiting Forces Agreement extortion.
CATEGORY: False
COMPLETE DETAILS: A Tiktok video details President Rodrigo Duterte's response to both Presidential candidates Panfilo Lacson and Ma. Leonor Robredo's claim that President DUterte's demand to the US that if they want to continue invoking the VFA they have to pay constitutes extortion. In the video, the President lambasted both candidates, claiming that they didn't know what they were talking about, and that he believes that Ms. Robredo is not qualified to run for President.
WHY WE FACT CHECK THIS: The President's opinion does not constitute irrefutable proof of the Presidential candidates' inability or incompetence in leading the country. As of this writing, this post has been shared 268,263 times.
