FACT: PBBM jokes: ‘After my presidency, I’m moving to Mindanao’

A Facebook post by “Panda Reports” shared that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. believed in the opportunities in Mindanao, leading him to jest that he would move to the region to allegedly be ‘a rich man.’

CLAIM:

The post claimed that Marcos joked that he was to move to Mindanao after his presidency.

RATING:

FACT

CONCLUSION:

PBBM indeed made a joke regarding the matter. He said it in a dialogue engagement with members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) while talking about national and world matters.

THE FACTS:

• In a dialogue engagement with FOCAP PBBM joked about moving to Mindanao to “finally be a rich man,” citing the region’s abundant opportunities

BOTTOMLINE:

The claim is a FACT. PBBM indeed joked about moving to Mindanao after his term as president.