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Photos of supporters of presidential bet Leni Robredo and her running mate Francis Pangilinan during a torch walk organized by volunteers have been passed off as a protest action they purportedly held outside an Iglesia ni Cristo church in Quezon City.

A public post by Facebook user Bercy Mangilit Bernardino and another by Facebook page Publiko on May 7 falsely claimed that the group was rallying in front of the church in Project 4 during a worship service to protest Iglesia ni Cristo’s endorsement of the candidacies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte.

The activity was not a rally to disrupt INC’s worship service as the posts claimed. Instead, Tropang Leni & Kiko ng Project 4 organized the “Liwanag sa Dilim: A Torch Walk” on May 6 as its campaign finale in partnership with Barangay Masagana.

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