SUMMARY
Claim: A social media post shows the Philippine Navy air-dropping packages onto the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal.
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim was posted on June 23 by a page with 54,000 followers, and has 2,300 shares, 7,000 comments, and 53,000 reactions as of writing. The same Facebook page has made similar posts related to the West Philippine Sea.
The photo shows naval helicopter AgustaWestland 109 (AW109) dropping packages to crew members aboard the BRP Sierra Madre. The caption reads: “Package air drop at BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) in Ayungin Shoal.”
The timing of the post implies that the supply drop was made recently amid heightened tensions between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea, including a recent a…