“President Bongbong Marcos said OFW execution was “deserved.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Apr 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. did not say the execution of an OFW was “deserved.” In the clip taken from an Oct. 29, 2024 interview, the president noted the Saudi government's efforts to make sure that the execution was justified.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 April 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2025, 69 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/722856766966618
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