False2025-07
What is circulating
“In his State of the Nation Address on 28 July 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there were no guerrilla groups left in the country.”
Claimed by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. · official statement
The facts
Three days after the speech, the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division reported two clashes with the New People's Army in Las Navas, Northern Samar, on 31 July 2025, leaving eight suspected rebels dead and eight high-powered firearms recovered. Philstar.com rated the claim false because armed groups were still active.