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FACT CHECK: No official statement implies Marcos’ intent to declare war, martial law
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FACT CHECK: No official statement implies Marcos’ intent to declare war, martial law

A social media claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to wage war in Mindanao and against China to evade graft charges and declare martial law has been debunked by fact-checkers. The President does not have the sole power to declare war or martial law.

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