One text version of the claim in English refers to the 2016 election: “By the 16th year after the new millennium of the twenty-first century, a new leader shall rule the pearl of the orient (The Philippines) island in Asia. įact-checking outlets like Politifact and Snopes have also debunked fake Nostradamus prophesies before.Īside from the video on Tiktok, several versions of this claim are also circulating online. The term was also popularized by Jose Rizal in his work Mi Ultimo Adios(1897). This is approximately two centuries after Nostradamus’ book was published in 1555. del Gado was the first to address the Philippines as the “Perla Del Mar De Oriente” or the “Pearl of the Orient Seas” in 1751. Nonan-Mercado, published in 2002, the priest and historian Fr. (In 1957, a baby will be born in Luzon, a baby of peace and justice, blood made of love, an innocent child will be born in the blessed land of the pearl of the orient.)Īccording to the book Philippines ( Cultures of the World) by Lily Rose R. The voice-over in the beginning of the video said that Nostradamus predicted the following: “Isanglibo’t siyam na raan limangput pito (1957), may isang sanggol na isisilang sa Luzon, ito’y sanggol ng kapayapaan at ng hustisya, at dugo ng pag-ibig, isang inosenteng bata ang isisilang sa pinagpalang lupa ng perlas ng silangan.” The video has 16,300 likes, as of writing. It was uploaded on June 24.Īccording to a Tiktok video posted on June 24, French astrologer and physician Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, supposedly predicted that the Philippines would be ruled by Bongbong Marcos.Īn account with the username uploaded the video and has 77,500 followers so far.

Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, a video circulating on Tiktok containing this claim has received 16,300 likes and is still accumulating views and interactions.There is no historical record of anyone using the term “pearl of the orient seas” until 1751, 196 years after Nostradamus’ prophesies. The facts: Nostradamus never mentioned in his book of prophesies the name Bongbong Marcos nor the term “pearl of the orient seas,” referring to the Philippines.Claim: Nostradamus foretold that former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

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