“The military has been compromised after an old video resurfaced, showing Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. thanking then House Speaker Martin Romualdez for passing an allowance reform.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Nov 2025.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context
What Vera Files found
The AFP denounced the video, stating that the allowance reform went through the appropriate legal channels and that no political bargaining occurred.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 November 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 November 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1388112615619012
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