A YouTube video falsely claimed that Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is the new Senate president after Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri ousted Sen. Francis Escudero in the position, has circulated online.
The Philippines still lacks a modest credible defense capability. It cannot fund and sustain an offensive and anti-missile system.
A TikTok user posted a manipulated video that falsely implied that the Philippine Supreme Court had issued an order to replace President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Earlier this month, a spokesman for China’s defense ministry slammed its rival, the United States, for deploying its new “Typhoon” missile launcher system in the northern Philippines.
