
FACT-CHECK: No reports of Marcos Jr. buying ship from US
A Facebook user falsely claimed that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. had purchased a ship from the United States worth $2.9 billion.
A Facebook user falsely claimed that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. had purchased a ship from the United States worth $2.9 billion.
The United States has reaffirmed many times its “ironclad” commitment to help defend the Philippines, its oldest ally in the region, in case of an attack on its vessel, aircraft, or personnel anywhere in the Pacific, including the West Philippine Sea.