The delivery of the helicopters is part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' modernization program
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Several videos with the claim have been circulating on YouTube, with the most popular one garnering 114,000 views, 8,200 likes, and 720 comments, as of writing.
The videos feature a screenshot of a post from the Facebook page named “Kitty Duterte,” self-described as an “unofficial page not manage by Kitty herself.” The post shows photos of the Black Hawk helicoptersSa Davao na talaga sila may tiwala, nilalampasan na nila si BBM. Kabahan na kayoOther videos bear similar text, with captions congratulating Davao or Vice President Sara Duterte. The posts imply that the helicopters are intended for Davao and that the delivery was made because of trust in Duterte’s leadership.that it recently welcomed the Black Hawk choppers at Clark Air Base in Pampanga, not in Davao as falsely claimed in the misleading videos. “This delivery is part of the Additional Utility Helicopters Acquisition Project Agreement between the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program and Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp of Poland,” the PAF said, adding that the December 9 delivery was the second batch received this year. made the deal to acquire 32 Black Hawk helicopters to boost the PAF’s fleet. The Air Force said the helicopters will be used for “search and rescue, medical evacuation, troop insertion and extrication, and other military operations.” The false claims circulated amid the strained relationship between the Marcos administration and the Dutertes. Amid congressional investigations into aFACT CHECK: No rally in New York opposing impeachment bids vs Sara Duterte Shay Du is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at factcheck@rappler.com. Let us battle disinformation one Fact Check at a time.
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