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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rehearses his speech for the third State of the Nation Address at the Malacanang Palace on July 21, 2024.  Presidential Communications Office

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MARCOS- SONA Rehearsal

Pia Gutierrez

Zen Hernandez

ABS-CBN News

Adrian Ayalin

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172162920950120240721-marcos-sona-rehearsal-PCO4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rehearses his speech for the third State of the Nation Address at the Malacanang Palace on July 21, 2024. <em> Presidential Communications Office</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA <strong>(2nd UPDATE)</strong> — Agencies on Monday said they would exert all efforts to find the people behind a viral video purportedly showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. doing drugs and that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said is part of an attempt to destabilize the government.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a video message, Teodoro denounced the video, which he said was shown at a Maisug convention in Los Angeles, as clearly fake.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Kitang-kita po dito sa video na hindi po yan ang ating Pangulo. Peke po ang gawa nila na video, at obvious po na ito ay gawa-gawa lamang,&quot; he said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(It can be clearly seen that the man in the video is not the President. They made a fake video and it is obvious that this was just fabricated)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He noted that the video was released after rumors of generals walking out of a command conference — </span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/afp-navy-no-walkout-of-generals-at-command-conference-2038"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/afp-navy-no-walkout-of-generals-at-command-conference-2038">a rumor that the Armed Forces of the Philippines has belied</a></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — and other disinformation about the military.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Maliwanag sa akin... meron pong matinding plano na i-destabilize ang ating gobyerno,&quot; he also said. (It is clear to me that there is a serious plan to destabilize the government) </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Teodoro said the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense will work with all government agencies to hold people to account for creating and showing the video. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He also called on authorities in the US to investigate the matter.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong>DICT: Video is a &#x27;deepfake&#x27;</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/24/meta-says-working-on-responding-better-vs-deepfakes-disinformation-1659">READ: Meta says ‘working on responding better’ vs deepfakes, disinformation</a> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) meanwhile said the video was “deepfake” or digitally created. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Those behind the video could be held liable under laws against cyber libel, slander, and malicious mischief, said DICT Secretary Ivan Uy. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He added that the public should expect more deepfake videos “considering election season is coming.” </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a statement on Monday afternoon, the DICT said it &quot;has ascertained that [the video] is a poorly designed deepfake video that can easily be identified using simple tools openly available online.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/11/deepfakes-to-be-monitored-ahead-of-election-season-comelec-cicc-1412">RELATED: Deepfakes to be monitored ahead of election season — CICC, Comelec</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">The Department of Justice, in a separate statement, stressed that the production and dissemination of false information is not only irresponsible but is also illegal under Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code.</p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">The department noted that Article 154 states that any person who, by means of printing or any other means of publication, shall publish or cause to be published as news any false news which may endanger the public order, or cause damage to the interest or credit of the State, can be held criminally liable. </p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">“The Department of Justice is committed to upholding the law and will take all necessary actions to identify and prosecute those responsible for this deceitful act,” the DOJ said in a statement.</p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said he has ordered the national police to form a task force to identify who created and spread the video.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“If they will be proven to be liable under RA 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act)...ang penalty is minimum of 4 years maximum of 8 prison correctional ang penalty. Kahit sino man nagpapakalat ng malicious video,&quot; Police BGen. Matthew Baccay, director of the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management, </span>said. </span><strong></strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong>&#x27;Malicious&#x27;</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, when asked for comment a few hours ahead of the President’s third State of the Nation Address, called it <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">“malicious.” </span> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a separate interview, Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon blasted the people behind the video, saying they were &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">bitter people who were not appointed.&quot;</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He added: &quot;Ipagpatuloy pa nila lalo, ibaon niyo lalo sa hukay ang inyong mga sarili dahil talaga namang wala namang pumapansin sa inyo.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(They should keep at it and keep digging themselves deeper into a hole. Nobody is paying them any attention anyway)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="isPasted" style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/26/how-to-spot-deepfake-shallowfake-manipulated-videos-1132">READ: How to spot &#x27;deepfake, shallowfake&#x27; manipulated videos</a></span> <br/></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The official also criticized vlogger Maharlika who was among the first to repost the video in her vlog.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Syempre &#x27;yan ang pinagkakakitaan niya, so lahat &#x27;yan ginagawa niya ganyan, kaya alangan namang, wala namang naniniwala diyan,” he said. “Hayaan mo siya, kailangan niya kumain eh. Hindi kakain &#x27;yan kung hindi gagawa ng mga issues.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Of course, that&#x27;s how she makes money so she is doing all that. She needs to eat. She will not have anything to eat if she doesn&#x27;t make issues up)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong>Duterte:  Denial not enough</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><p>Former President Rodrigo Duterte meanwhile said the Hakbang ng Maisug national leadership was not involved in the decision to show the video.</p><p>&quot;It was a decision made entirely by the Maisug volunteers in the said two places without the knowledge and imprimatur of the Maisug organizing committee. The members of the Maisug leadership [are] just as surprised as the rest of the country when they saw it for the first time,&quot; he said.</p><p>But, Duterte said, a simple denial would not be enough to address what he said was a &quot;simmering suspicion&quot; that the President uses drugs — a suspicion that Duterte has helped fuel.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/28/duterte-backtracks-on-drug-claims-vs-marcos-mindanao-secession-1723">READ: Duterte backtracks on drug claims vs Marcos, Mindanao secession</a></div><p>&quot;Even the ordinary man on the street knows that the best way to put the issue to rest is for President Marcos to undergo a hair follicle drug test. When undertaken by a credible drug testing center, a negative result would erase all doubts once and for all,&quot; Duterte also said.</p><p>Duterte and his allies used an alleged sex video of then Sen. Leila De Lima to discredit her in 2016 and to pave the way for legislative hearings and criminal complaints against her. </p><p>De Lima, who said the video was fake, has since been acquitted on drug cases filed against her by the Duterte administration and that she has always maintained were politically motivated.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/26/panelo-s-punishment-comment-shows-motive-for-drug-cases-de-lima-1305">RELATED: Panelo’s ‘punishment’ comment shows motive for drug cases — De Lima</a></div>

<p>Government officials on Monday dismissed a viral video purportedly showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. doing drugs.</p>

Government officials on Monday dismissed a viral video purportedly showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. doing drugs.

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Adrian Ayalin

Published July 22, 2024 02:27 PM PHT

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