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| Senator Risa Hontiveros condemned another "fake news campaign" against her, in which she was depicted being supportive of the ISIS-linked Maute group. |
"Yesterday, I was again the target of a vicious fake news campaign wherein I was depicted to be very supportive of the Maute group," Hontiveros said in a forum held at De La Salle University-Manila.
"Nothing is farther from the truth," she added.
In the said photo that is circulating on social media, Hontiveros was allegedly quoted as saying: "What Maute group are doing is not rebellion. I believe they are only doing what they think is right, this people has a belief, a conviction that pushed them to move forward."
Meanwhile, in the forum, she emphasized that the "Maute group is a terrorist group" and an "enemy of peace and development, particularly the people of Mindanao."
"What they did to Marawi is a terrorist act that must be condemned by all," she added.
Hontiveros then assured that members of the Maute group will be held liable for their actions.
"I have full trust in our Armed Forces of the Philippines that they will defeat these terrorists. We will hold the Maute terrorists accountable. We will do it without losing our sense of humanity and love for democracy," she said.
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Source: GMA News
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