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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17875456727481787545671006.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"></span></span></span></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. PCO/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </p><p>MANILA — The rumored dialogue between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte is “fake news,” defense lawyer and spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday.</p><p>“Fake news, fake news,” Poa told reporters on the sidelines of Duterte’s impeachment trial in the Senate.</p><p>“Parang ano lang yan yung binato ako ng laptop o kung ano man. It’s fake news,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/7/sara-duterte-denies-laptop-throwing-claim-1046">&#x27;Basura na tsismis&#x27;: Sara Duterte denies laptop-throwing claim </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/23/poa-duterte-has-never-been-violent-1152">Poa says Duterte is not &#x27;what she is being portrayed as&#x27; </a></div><p>Allegations that Duterte wanted to schedule a dialogue with Marcos swirled earlier this month as the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">impeachment trial </a>tackled the Office of the Vice President’s supposed misuse of millions-worth of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/17/wrap-confidential-funds-released-to-ovp-security-chief-as-duterte-ordered-acosta-2027">confidential funds. </a></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">Impeachment Trial of Sara Duterte </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/17/wrap-confidential-funds-released-to-ovp-security-chief-as-duterte-ordered-acosta-2027">WRAP: Confidential funds released to OVP security chief as Duterte ordered — Acosta </a></div><p>Malacañang Press Officer Claire Castro earlier said that she could not confirm the reported meeting between the Philippines’ top two officials as she was not privy to such information.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/17/palace-says-cannot-confirm-alleged-vp-duterte-request-to-meet-marcos-1438">Palace says cannot confirm alleged VP Duterte &#x27;request&#x27; to meet Marcos </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/30/bir-submits-duterte-tax-records-to-impeachment-court-1102">BIR submits Duterte tax records to impeachment court with Marcos authorization </a></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/uG0FvVm3xkU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The rumored dialogue between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte is “fake news,” defense lawyer and spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday.</p>

The rumored dialogue between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte is “fake news,” defense lawyer and spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday.

Alleged talks between Marcos, Duterte is ‘fake news’ — Poa

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Alleged talks between Marcos, Duterte is ‘fake news’ — Poa

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 24, 2026 12:28 PM PHT

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