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“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cancelled his upcoming State of the Nation Address following the devastation brought by Tropical Storm Crising.”
Social media posts Claim dated 22 Jul 2025.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading

What Vera Files found

While Marcos froze SONA preparations earlier this week, he did not cancel or postpone the constitutionally-mandated event set to take place on July 28.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 July 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.