Old Marcos remarks misrepresented as vow to 'shut down' Philippine top court over unfavourable budget ruling

After the Philippine Supreme Court ruled in October 2026 that parts of the government's budgets in past years were unconstitutional, posts shared a video of President Ferdinand Marcos with a false claim that it showed him saying he would "shut down" the top court over the verdict. He was in fact commenting on a separate petition that also challenged the legality of the state's budget, and said some government functions would cease if the court granted the case.