Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. —File photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta | Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto cautions the public of “verified” fake pages of people posing as public officials.

In a Facebook story, Sotto’s account posted a screenshot of what appeared to be an official page of Pasig Councilor Angelu De Leon with a faded picture of a foreign man.

Article continues after this advertisement

“Councilor Angelu De Leon di mo naman sinabi na may new look ka pala,” the mayor said with a laughing emoticon.

FEATURED STORIES NEWSINFO Lone bettor bags P18.4M Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot NEWSINFO No pork in 2025 budget, allocations result of rigorous talks — Acidre NEWSINFO DOH verifying alleged 'international health concern'

[Translation: Councilor Angelu De Leon you did not tell me that you had a new look.]

“Their desperate moves continue. They use these ‘verified’ fake pages to report the original/ real pages as “impersonation” kaya mandalas nasu-suspend and original/real pages,” he also wrote on Friday.

Article continues after this advertisement

[Translation: …that’s why the original or real pages get suspended.]

Article continues after this advertisement

Sotto pointed out that the pages seemed to be old foreign pages renamed and that their posts were “antedated or back-dated.”

Article continues after this advertisement

“As of 2 p.m. the page has been taken down,” he said.

Xi’s comments came during a speech at the opening ceremony of a massive summit in Beijing, gathering dozens of African leaders to discuss the continent’s economic and political ties with China.

In another story, Sotto also posted a photo of another verified page named “Mayor Vico Sotto (Supporters).”

Article continues after this advertisement

“Ito isa pang sample ng ginagawa nila (page is not online for now) please help spread awareness and report when you see it. Hindi natin sasabayan ang troll farms at social media operations nila, kayo lang ang inaasahan ko. Salamat,” he told the public.

[Translation: This is another sample of what they are doing (the page is not online for now) please, help spread awareness and report when you see it. We will not follow their troll farms and social media operations, I only expect you. Thank you.]

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

The following images were screen-grabbed from Sotto’s Facebook story.

858 play

READ NEXT Expect heavy rains in northeastern Luzon provinces – Pagasa Belmonte launches environmentally-friendly e-buses in free ri... EDITORS' PICK 5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID-19, 5 years on Morisette’s film ‘Song of the Fireflies’ to make Hollywood debut at MIFF Alex Eala exits Canberra semifinals after loss to Chinese foe New Orleans killer acted alone, professed loyalty to jihadist group: FBI Jak Roberto stays mum on confirmed breakup with Barbie Forteza 2 dead, 18 injured in small plane crash in Southern California MOST READ Cebu mayor challenges Comelec disqualification ruling 4 best business ideas in 2025 Chinese embassy in PH dismisses rumors of new disease outbreak in China Pet dog to be rehomed after losing 9 family members in Jeju Air crash Follow @FMangosingINQ on Twitter --> View comments