Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos toured a branch of Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a state visit to Canada in July 2026, but a quote card claiming he interpreted the company’s red branding as a show of political support is fabricated. The claim stemmed from a satirical post, and the company made no mention of any political endorsement in its account of the visit.<\/p>\n
“I was wondering why their crew there, as well as the mascot, were wearing red; I later found out they are actually solid BBM supporters,” reads a Tagalog-language quote card shared<\/a> on July 3, 2026, referring to the popular initials of Marcos, whose nickname is “Bongbong”.\u00a0<\/p>\n The post includes a photo composite of Marcos speaking and posing<\/a> alongside Carney, Jollibee employees and the chain’s bee mascot at a Vancouver branch during the Philippine leader’s official visit to Canada ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Red is Jollibee’s signature brand colour and also the campaign colour<\/a> associated with Marcos ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Overlaid text on the image also read “Breaking News”, while the caption says: “You’re out of your mind, buddy.”<\/p>\n Screenshot of falsely shared post taken on July 6, 2026, with red x added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The<\/a> posts surfaced<\/a> on Facebook<\/a> as Marcos\u00a0 concluded<\/a> his four-day state visit to Canada, the first by a Philippine head of state in 11 years, during which Manila and Ottawa agreed to deepen cooperation in priority sectors including trade, cyber and maritime security and nuclear energy ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Canada is home<\/a> to nearly one million people of Philippine descent, the second-largest overseas Filipino community in the world ( archived link<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n The posts prompted comments from users poking fun at Marcos for supposedly issuing such remarks during his trip to Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Hallucination at its finest,” one user wrote.<\/p>\n Another said: “He’s really not in the right frame of mind.”<\/p>\n However, there have been no official reports that Marcos issued such a quote.\u00a0<\/p>\n A statement from Jollibee said<\/a> Marcos’s visit was intended to highlight Jollibee’s contribution to bilateral trade and the growth of its operations in Canada, where it plans further expansion ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n It made no mention of any political affiliation or support for Marcos. Jollibee has also previously said<\/a> it does not support any politician ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Official footage<\/a> of the visit shared on Carney’s official Facebook account also showed no such statement or quips from Marcos ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Reverse image<\/a> searches on Google found the falsely shared quote card was first posted<\/a> on Facebook on July 3 by the page “Swaktong Balita”, a Tagalog-language play on the phrase “exact news”.<\/p>\n But the account, which identifies itself as a “digital creator” rather than a news outlet, said the post was intended as a joke.<\/p>\n “Disclaimer: This post is satire. It’s made for humor and commentary \u2014 not to mislead or spread false information,” its caption read.<\/p>\n Reverse image searches also found the photo of Marcos in a blue suit speaking at a press conference predates his visit to Canada by more than a month.<\/p>\n It appeared in reports by local media outlets\u00a0 Philstar<\/a> and the Manila Bulletin<\/a> on May 29 about a press briefing Marcos held at the end of his state visit to Japan (archived here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n It also matches a video of the press conference uploaded<\/a> to You Tube by ANC on the same day ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\nSatirical post<\/h2>\n