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Claim: The Philippines’ first submarine already arrived in the country.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video posted on August 22, 2024, has over 35,000 views as of writing. The video was posted by a YouTube channel with 709,000 subscribers.
The claim was made in the video’s title which said, “Sa Wakas! Unang Submarine ng Pilipinas Dumating na! China Kinakabahan!” (At last! The first submarine of the Philippines arrived! China is nervous!)
The video’s thumbnail shows a photo of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. superimposed on a photo of a submarine with a Philippine flag. A text that says, “Dumating na!” (Already arrived!) can also be seen in the thumbnail.
Facts: Although the Philippine Navy already announced that it is planning to buy submarines, no other information about it has been provided.
Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Roy Trinidad announced on February 1, 2024, that Marcos already approved Rehorizon 3, the military’s third phase of modernization.
Trinidad said Rehorizon 3 reflects the shift of the country’s focus from internal to external defenses, which include the submarines that are part of the acquisition list Marcos approved.
A revised version of Horizon 3, the third phase of the modernization plan underwent revisions to make it more attuned to the country’s needs. Rehorizon 3 is estimated to cost P2 trillion ($35.62 billion) and will be implemented over a period of several years, said Trinidad.
There are also no new updates from the Philippine Navy and the Department of National Defense about the submarine acquisition.
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No proof provided: Despite the video’s title and thumbnail, it didn’t provide any proof to support the claim. The YouTube video is a news commentary of the military cooperation activities of the country with European nations like France and Germany.
The claim was also mentioned at the start of the video immediately followed by the news commentary. While talking about the submarine acquisition, the video only showed screenshots of news about the announcement of Rehorizon 3’s approval.
The thumbnail photo of two submarines supposedly docked in a wharf was also nowhere to be seen in the video. Upon closer inspection, the Philippine flag was only edited to look like it’s raised in the antenna of one of the submarines. – Lorenz Pasion/Rappler.com
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