The BRP Davao del Sur, which was recently dispatched to the West Philippine Sea, is not a nuclear-powered vessel. The misleading video also misrepresents US vessels as Philippine ships.
The YouTube video bearing the claim has 5,385 views and 200 likes as of writing. It was posted on October 15 by a channel with 121,000 subscribers.Philippine Navy
has issued any official announcement that the Philippines already acquired a nuclear-powered vessel ready to be deployed in the West Philippine Sea. A reverse video search showed that the ships in the misleading video are from the United States, not the Philippines. to the West Philippine Sea to shore up the country’s maritime surveillance capabilities there, the video’s claim that it is nuclear-powered is false.increase the country’s defense capabilities
to protect its sovereign territory, but made no mention of acquiring nuclear-powered ships anytime soon. During the 122nd anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday, October 17, Marcos said the PCG will acquireFACT CHECK: ‘Asian forces’ did not send ships in the West Philippine Sea to attack ChinaKyle Marcelino is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor.
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