FACT CHECK: Marcos did not call for SC shutdown over budget ruling
A false claim is circulating on social media alleging that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for the shutdown of the Supreme Court (SC) in response to its ruling on the national budget. The President's remarks were taken out of context and misrepresented.
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