Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the ‘Philippines, Province of China’ geotag is a fake news.

The issue about Philippines, Province of China geotagging caught the interest of the netizens after it was available in the option as added to the check-in location that appeared in the social media platform like Facebook and Instagram.

Filipino netizens in the online world got furious on seeing the said option in their favorite social media platform in the check-in location including the Philippines, Province of China which the same issue becomes trending topic in Twitter.

The trending topic was addressed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarifying the issue about the geotag “Philippine, Province of Chia” is a FAKE NEWS.

As to recall, it was about 2-year ago President Rodrigo Duterte jokingly told this line during the conference about the provincial status of the Philippines in the nation of China.

President Duterte joke on Philippines, Province of China:

During the press briefing on Monday, Roque did not give any comment on the issue but only said “fake news.”

According to a report, a legal officer of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation to the Philippines, Monalisa Barro said she’s not interested to know who masterminded the “Philippines, Province of China” geotag. She said she just want to correct the error as soon as possible.

“Hindi po ako interesado malaman kung sino ang may kagagawan ng geotag na ito, bakit at paano ito nangyari. interesado po ako na maitama ang pagkakamaling ito sa lalong madaling panahon,” she said.

On the other hand, Senator Risa Hontiveros notified her followers on Twitter to disseminate the fallacious geotag. She said “kahit “biro” pa itong Philippines Province of China na geotag, wag nating hayaang ma-normalize ito. Let’s mass report!”

“I-tap at i-hold ang location tapos pindutin ang “not a public space” para matanggal ito. Let’s go! We’re not a province of China. Not now, not ever!” she added.