A video showing a huge gathering, supposedly a protest rally calling for the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is circulating online. This is false. The video was taken from a religious event in Manila last January.
On Sept. 13, a TikTok user posted a 48-second drone footage of the supposed “people power” rally attended by a massive crowd wearing shirts. An audio clip of a man reporting on the supposed gatherings in Davao and the simultaneous protests in Mendiola was overlaid.
The video bore the caption:
“GOD SAVE THE PHILIPPINES #peoplepower3🇵🇭 #2025 #corrupt #trendviralvideo #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp.”
In the audio, a man can be heard saying:
“Habang kayo po ay nagtitipon tipon diyan sa Davao, may mga pwersa na po na papunta ng Malacanang din maya maya lang. Mendiola na para yanigin po ang Malacanang ni Marcos Jr. para lumayas sa poder. Ito may mga panawagan na. Nananawagan na po ng Black Day Protest ngayong Linggo ng gabi. Ipapanganak ang pangatlong lunto ng kasaysayan sa pilipinas upang bawiiin ang gobyerno sa kamay ng mga abusado, kriminal at utak sindikato na uri ng gobyerno. So this time around it’s not only in Davao, Admar ah. Nananawagan ang maraming grupo ngayon sa Metro Manila na Mendiola na. Hindi na EDSA. Sa Mendiola na at doon na mag-vigil ang taong bayan in solidarity with what is happening right now in Davao na parang laboratoryo na ng Martial Law. At kung paano ginahasa ang karapatan at kalayaan ng mamamayan
(While you are gathering there in Davao, there are forces that are already on their way to Malacanang soon. It is in Mendiola now to shake down Marcos Jr.’s Malacanang and get him out of power. There are calls already. They are already calling for a Black Day Protest this Sunday night. The third wave of history in the Philippines will be born to take back the government from the hands of the abusive, criminal and syndicate-minded type of government. So this time around it’s not only in Davao, Admar. Many groups in Metro Manila are now calling that it should be in Mendiola now. Not EDSA. It should be in Mendiola and the people should hold a vigil there in solidarity with what is happening right now in Davao, which is like a laboratory of Martial Law. And how the rights and freedoms of the people have been violated)….”
Other Facebook users posted copies of the video. A reader sent one of the posts to the VERA Files Misinformation Tipline for verification.
These posts are false. The video shows the Iglesia ni Cristo’s National Peace Rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila last January, not a “people power” movement for Marcos’ ouster.
On Jan. 13, TikTok user @tagabayo uploaded the original video bearing the hashtag #nationalrallyforpeace and location tag “Quirino Grandstand, Manila.”
The TikTok user also warned others about posts that falsely attributed the clip of the peace rally to the supposed political movement.
According to the INC, the Jan. 13 peace rally, which reportedly drew around 1.5 million members, was moral and not political. While INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala said the aim of the rally was for the country’s peace, they did express support for Marcos’ previous stance against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The false video circulated on the same day that anti-corruption groups held a protest march along EDSA Shrine to the People Power Monument in Quezon City. This was in relation to the ongoing investigations into the government’s anomalous flood control projects.
The Duterte camp’s Hakbang ng Maisug movement also protested at the People Power Monument the same day. Days prior, social media pages showing support for the Dutertes posted a call for “people power 3” on EDSA last Sept. 13.
VERA Files has debunked other religious activities passed off as political rallies.
The post by TikTok user @boss_ra808 garnered 109,000 reactions, 9,505 comments, 24,600 shares and 2,600,000 views. Five copies reposted by FB users garnered additional 45,554 reactions, 4,300 comments, 12,180 shares and 1,802,300 views.
