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The video shows a protest from Marcos’ US visit back in 2023. It was reposted recently to falsely imply that it had occurred during Marcos’ July 2025 US trip.
Claim: A video shows overseas Filipinos protesting against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his visit to the United States.
Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
Why we fact-checked this: The video containing the claim has over 36,000 views, 99 comments, and 137 shares as of writing.
The reel was posted on the Facebook page “Shelo Gloria,” which has over 235,000 followers, on July 22, 2025 — two days after Marcos arrived in the US for a three-day official visit.
The text on the video reads: “Panira ng moment itong mga nag-protesta mang-aagaw ng eksena. PBBM sinalubong ng mga nagprotestang Pinoy sa Amerika.”
(These protesters are ruining the moment, stealing the scene. PBBM was met by protesting Filipinos in America.)
The facts: While the protest was real, it happened in 2023 during Marcos’ second US visit. The timing of the video’s upload falsely implies that the protest happened recently during the President’s July 2025 trip.
The original video was posted by Rappler on its TikTok account on May 2, 2023, which shows Filipino-Americans protesting against Marcos when he met with former US President Joe Biden and other key leaders, including Cabinet officials, legislators, and business leaders.
At the time, some activist groups, including US-based coalition Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN USA), held various demonstrations at different sites where Marcos was expected to have events. Four activists were arrested for civil disobedience following a protest outside Fiola Mare, a restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
This is not the first time that the same video has been used as supporting media for a false claim. In another Facebook post on May 2, 2025, the same clip was used to falsely claim that Marcos was met by Filipino protesters when he supposedly traveled to the US to facilitate the release of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who was allegedly held in detention. That Facebook reel has been viewed over 1 million times, with almost 2,000 comments.
Marcos meets Trump: Marcos arrived in Washington, DC, on July 20 (DC time) along with top Philippine government officials.
He met with US President Donald Trump on July 22 (DC time), his first-ever official visit to the White House under the latter’s administration. Among the issues they touched on are bilateral security and cooperation, China, and trade, specifically the tariff rate on Philippine goods entering the United States.
After the meeting, Trump announced that the US would reduce the tariff rate to be imposed on Philippine exports to 19%, one percentage point down from the 20% he initially announced two weeks ago on July 9. (WATCH: Marcos holds press briefing after Trump meeting in Washington)
This is already Marcos’ third visit to the White House as Philippine president. His previous two visits were under Biden’s presidency. – Roland Andam Jr./Rappler.com
Roland Andam Jr. is a BS Accountancy graduate from Cagayan State University-Andrews Campus. An Aries Rufo Journalism Fellow of Rappler for 2025, he was also the editor in chief of The CSU Communicator.
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