FACT CHECK: No nationwide class suspension declared for Marcos' 5th SONA

Classes have been suspended only in some areas; the Quezon City and Manila LGUs announced localized class suspensions

Claim: Malacañang has declared class suspensions nationwide on July 27, 2026, for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel bearing the claim was uploaded on July 23 by the Facebook page “Ph News Today Tv” and has garnered 309,000 views, 2,000 reactions, 50 comments, 247 shares, and 184 saves, as of writing.

Its caption reads, “Walang pasok dahil sa SONA ni BBM sa July 27 Lunes (No classes due to [Bongbong Marcos’] SONA on Monday, July 27).”