Photoshopped? Netizens question Duque's photo in Navotas event

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<h3>Duque posts proof of attending event</h3><p>MANILA - A photo of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III posted on the Department of Health&#x27;s Facebook page has become controversial, with netizens accusing the agency of digitally manipulating the image.</p><p>The DOH posted photos of Duque and other officials as they visited Navotas City on Tuesday.</p><p>In the event, Duque and his team handed over to the city government of Navotas donated test kits and other supplies from the national government.<script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></p><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/photos/a.157979910879936/3565392413471985/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Netizens, however, pointed out that the photo of Duque handing over a box to another person looked altered, with Duque&#x27;s hand seemingly floating over the other person&#x27;s hand.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/08/06/20200806-doh-ps-1.jpg"/><figcaption>A zoomed-in view of a portion of the DOH photo.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The color of Duque&#x27;s hand and arm is different from the rest of the photo. The hand and lower arm also don&#x27;t cast a shadow compared to the other person&#x27;s hand.</p><p>Netizens mentioned how Duque&#x27;s photo reminded them of Sen. Cynthia Villar, whose allegedly edited photos also circulated online last July.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/01/20/sen-villar-draws-flak-for-alleged-edited-photos-of-covid-19-equipment-donation">Sen. Villar draws flak for alleged edited photos of COVID-19 equipment donation</a></li></ul><p>They also criticized Duque for holding the hand of the other person despite the implementation of health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>Duque, however, took to his personal Twitter account on Thursday to address the allegations by posting other photos as proof that he indeed attended the said event.</p><p>&quot;People online are claiming that one of my photos during a coordination meeting with Cong Tiangco in Navotas City was edited,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;To put an end to it, here are more photos showing that I attended the event with Cong John Rey, Sec Vince, Usec Bong, Dir Paz and the rest of my team,&quot; Duque added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">People online are claiming that one of my photos during a coordination meeting with Cong Tiangco in Navotas City was edited.<br/><br/>To put an end to it, here are more photos showing that I attended the event with Cong John Rey, Sec Vince, Usec Bong, Dir Paz and the rest of my team. <a href="https://t.co/zbRKK1QKSL">pic.twitter.com/zbRKK1QKSL</a></p>— Francisco T. Duque III (@SecDuque) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDuque/status/1291257925944532994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Duque, however, neither categorically confirmed nor denied whether the photo in question was digitally altered.</p><p>The photo is still posted on DOH Facebook page as of midnight Friday.</p>

<p>A photo of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III posted on the Department of Health's Facebook page has become controversial, with netizens accusing the agency of digitally manipulating the image.<br /> </p>

A photo of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III posted on the Department of Health's Facebook page has become controversial, with netizens accusing the agency of digitally manipulating the image.