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'We are not trolls': PR firm denies 'disinformation' deal with

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746164980316Screen Shot 2025-05-02 at 1.49.22 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Photo from InfinitUs PH&#x27;s Facebook page"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from InfinitUs PH&#x27;s Facebook page</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A local public relations (PR) firm on Friday denied accusations that they were tapped by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines to carry out &quot;troll operations, disinformation, or illicit digital activity&quot; in the country. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/28/nbi-may-prepare-cases-over-china-s-alleged-election-interference-nsc-exec-1052">NSC urges Chinese embassy to explain alleged payment for ‘keyboard warriors’</a></div><p>&quot;We are not trolls—we are professionals. Our firm does not, and will never, engage in trolling, online harassment, or deception... The reckless labeling of our services as &#x27;troll activity&#x27; is false, defamatory, and endangers our people and clients,&quot; InfinitUs Marketing Solutions, Inc. said in a statement issued by its legal representative Labe Law Office.</p><p>The statement comes after Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino at a hearing last week said the Chinese Embassy hired the PR firm to work as “keyboard warriors” and spread false information on social media.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Finfinitusph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02qP41AQia4y6PDE1Q2sZrZhe4fHSQpCGQyQYprYpktCEQmakx7NnB35HDYqmLLpCql&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="475" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The PR firm called the accusation malicious and baseless, adding that the &quot;service agreement&quot; presented during the Senate hearing was &quot;unauthenticated&quot; and possibly &quot;a forgery crafted to fit a political narrative.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/30/alleged-china-backed-firm-behind-election-meddling-may-face-treason-charges-lawmaker-1101">Alleged China-backed Makati firm behind election meddling may face treason charges: lawmaker</a></div><p>&quot;No such contract exists. We categorically deny having any agreement with the Chinese Embassy—or any foreign government—for troll operations, disinformation, or illicit digital activity... InfinitUs Marketing Solutions, Inc. [is] a duly registered and law-abiding Filipino,&quot; it said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/29/nbi-probes-makati-firm-allegedly-hired-by-chinese-to-meddle-in-elections-1645">NBI probes Makati firm allegedly hired by China to meddle in elections</a></div><p>To prove the alleged illicit contract, Tolentino showed a copy of a September 11, 2023, check for P930,000 that he said the Chinese Embassy paid InfinitUs.</p><p>The PR firm confirmed that the check was authentic, but said there was nothing illegal about the transaction.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/4/27/pr-industry-group-condemns-fake-accounts-disinformation-on-west-philippine-sea-1422">PR industry group condemns fake accounts, disinformation on West Philippine Sea</a></div><p>&quot;The check is real—but legal and justified. InfinitUs lawfully provides services to a range of clients, including diplomatic institutions,&quot; they said.</p><p>They called out Tolentino for the &quot;unauthorized public exposure of our financial records&quot; for which they may file appropriate legal action.</p><p>China has also denied the claims, saying it has no interest in meddling in Philippine affairs.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ux5zFK-IUNE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The PR firm called the accusation malicious, adding that the contract presented during the Senate hearing was "unauthenticated" and possibly "a forgery crafted to fit a political narrative."</p>

The PR firm called the accusation malicious, adding that the contract presented during the Senate hearing was "unauthenticated" and possibly "a forgery crafted to fit a political narrative."

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'We are not trolls': PR firm denies 'disinformation' deal with Chinese embassy

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published May 02, 2025 02:19 PM PHT

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Updated May 02, 2025 05:50 PM PHT

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