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Palace says 'no truth' to Philippines, province of China geotag

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/05/14/province-of-china.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Malacañang on Monday brushed off and described as false a location tag on social media declaring the Philippines as a province of China.&quot;Syempre po wala namang katunayan yan bakit naman ako magrereact pa diyan,&quot; Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/16/20/geotag-referring-to-ph-as-chinas-province-appears-on-social-media-sites">Geotag referring to PH as China’s province appears on social media sites</a></li></ul>&quot;Philippines, Province of China&quot; and &quot;North Philippines: Province of China&quot; became location options on Facebook and Instagram, drawing ire from users over the weekend.As of posting, some 15,000 people have checked in the location &quot;Philippines, Province of China&quot; on Facebook.Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he doesn&#x27;t think Chinese citizens would take the tags seriously, but added that there would be consequences if they do.&quot;You&#x27;re giving it importance. Chinese are too smart to believe that crap; any of them tries coming over without a visa from me and he&#x27;ll be detained and sent back where he came from at his own expense,&quot; he said in a tweet.Senator Risa Hontiveros said the geotag should be taken seriously even if some users treated it as a joke and urged the public to mass report it.In 2018, banners with the words &quot;Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China&quot; were hung on several pedestrian overpasses in Manila.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/12/18/philippines-province-of-china-banners-hung-in-parts-of-capital">&#x27;Philippines, Province of China&#x27; banners hung in parts of capital</a></li></ul>

Malacañang on Monday brushed off and described as false a location tag on social media declaring the Philippines as a province of China.

Malacañang on Monday brushed off and described as false a location tag on social media declaring the Philippines as a province of China.