Several posts claim that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was declared persona non grata in Canada for threatening to deport Filipino protesters who confronted her while she was in that country. This is false.
On July 11, a Facebook page published a photo of Castro with police officers, alongside a separate image of President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Liza Marcos with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The post included a caption that contained grammatical errors. It read:
“Canada: Castro persona non grata?
July 10, 2026
Canada is said to impose sanctions over threats against Canadian Filipinos over deportation. Violation of human rights. Claire Castro to be declared persona non grata in Canada.
Castro creates diplomatic scandal damages Philippine-Canadian relations.”
Three other FB users shared screenshots of the post that same day and on July 12. One version, shared in a public group also on FB, carried the caption:
“GUYS SA SUBRANG (sic) ATAT NI KLIRRRRR NA IPADEPORT ANG MGA OFW SA CANADA SYA PA NGAYON ANG DNA (sic) MAKAPUNTA NG CANADA,,,
PERSONANONGRATA
(Guys, Claire was so eager to have OFWs deported from Canada, and now she’s the one banned from entering Canada
PersonaNonGrata).”
There is no statement or official record from the Canadian government declaring Castro persona non grata.
The claim that she wants to have Filipino protesters in Canada deported is also not true. Castro earlier clarified that she did not file any complaint against Filipinos who harassed her when she accompanied Marcos on a four-day official visit to Canada.
Castro said the incident was part of the job, although she “didn’t expect the Filipinos living there to be so disrespectful.”
The false posts surfaced after the Department of Foreign Affairs said it was coordinating with Canadian authorities to look into the harassment incident.
As of writing, the posts published by FB pages Politipop (created Oct. 8, 2017), Den got Politics (created Sept. 21, 2025) and two other users amassed 18,500 reactions; 3,545 comments; and 2,936 shares.
