FACT CHECK: NO naval standoff between PH and Malaysia near Sabah
A YouTube video claimed that a standoff occurred between Philippine and Malaysian navy ships near Sabah on August 11. This is fake.
Tag Archives: Philippine Navy
FACT CHECK: PH Navy discredits FAKE recruitment announcement
A fake Facebook post that went viral falsely claimed that the Philippine Navy is urgently hiring people to fill up 19,000 job vacancies in 2025.
FACT CHECK: PH, US, Australia did NOT sink Chinese ship
A video on YouTube falsely claims that the combined naval forces of the Philippines, United States and Australia sank a Chinese ship.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH DID NOT buy AU ship Cape Woolamai
A YouTube video claimed that the Philippines recently bought the Australian Defence Vessel Cape Woolamai to “secure the West Philippine Sea” and “protect its territorial waters.” This is not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on South Korea giving a submarine to Philippine Navy MISLEADS
The South Korean government is only set to give a small warship called a corvette, not a submarine, to the Philippines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT fire at Chinese ships in Scarborough
A video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE photo used to claim that PH Navy fired at Chinese ships
A Facebook video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy recently fired at Chinese vessels illegally fishing on the West Philippine Sea. No such incident took place.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The Philippines did NOT purchase two Russian submarines
In an email to VERA Files Fact Check, the Philippine Navy said it does not have any submarines in its fleet inventory.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post on Philippine Navy ship acquisitions NEEDS CONTEXT
The fact is three of the ships were commissioned under the Duterte administration, while the other three were commissioned during former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s term.
Probe finds PH Navy at fault in death of two Vietnamese fishermen
The Philippine Navy is at fault in the death of two fishermen during a sea chase in the waters of Pangasinan on Sept. 22, a source privy to the investigation of the incident said.
