The Diocese of Tagbilaran has informed the public that it has no Instagram account.
The diocese said the same goes for Bishop Alberto Uy.
In a Facebook post, the diocese issued the statement after they were notified about someone pretending to be Bishop Abet/Diocese of Tagbilaran on Instagram and has been sending messages to random people.
"We would like to inform everyone that as of today, Bishop Abet and the Diocese of Tagbilaran does not have an official Instagram account. We only have a Facebook page with 231, 000 plus followers and Bishop’s Yotube channel with almost 12k subscribers," the diocese said.
"If you have received an instagram message from this account please ignore it and have it reported immediately," it added.
"It is very important for us that you only get correct information, especially that scammers are rampant on social media nowadays," said the diocese.