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Palace criticizes 'fall guys' claim over arrest of suspects in Que kidnap-slay

Published Apr 21, 2025 08:08 am

Tagging as "fall guys" the arrested suspects behind the killing of Filipino-Chinese businessman Anson Que was an attempt by fake news peddlers to spread disinformation, Malacañang said.

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PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM)

Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro lamented that even after the arrest of the three suspects tagged in the kidnapping and killing of Que and his driver, Armanie Pabillo, fake news persisted.

"Kamakailan lamang po ay nalaman din natin itong good news natin na nahuli na nga po ng PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group ang tatlong suspek na sangkot sa kaso ni Mr. Que. Pero mayroon pa ring mga fake news peddlers na nagsasabi na ang mga nahuli daw ay mga fall guys lamang (Recently, we learned about the good news that the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group arrested the three suspects in the case of Mr. Que. But there are still fake news peddlers, saying that those arrested were only fall guys)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Monday, April 21.

"Ito ay hindi maganda na mula sa mga fake news peddlers or sa ibang mga tao nagsasabi na ang ibinabalita mismo ng gobyerno at ng mainstream media ay fake (It's not right when fake news peddlers or other people claim that the news being reported by the government and mainstream media is fake)," Castro stressed.

Meanwhile, the Palace official also welcomed the PNP's move to form a joint anti-fake news action committee to reinforce its commitment to truth in information.

She added the fight against fake news was also among the topics discussed during a sectoral meeting presided over by President Marcos at Malacañang Palace on Monday.

"Napakaganda po niyang gagawin dahil kanina lamang po ay nagkaroon po tayo ng pagmi-meeting kasama po si DICT Secretary Aguda, kasama po ang Pangulo at pinag-uusapan po kung papaano talaga pong mapapahinto itong fake news (That is a good move because the President and DICT Secretary Henry Aguda discussed how to ultimately stop fake news)," Castro.

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) undersecretary issued a call anew to the media and social media content creators to help the government in its goal to eradicate disinformation.

"Dahil sabi nga natin, kapag ang fake news ay lumaganap, mismong sarili nating pagde-desisyon ay maaari na tayong magkamali dahil ito ay impluwensiya lamang ng fake news (Because as what we have said, fake news can influence our decisions, and we could make mistakes because of it)," Castro said.

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