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Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. warned his supporters against false information following reports with no attribution that his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos prefers Senate President Vicente Sotto III over his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for the vice presidency.

The report, which was based on an unnamed source, did not provide additional details to support the claim that has no basis. Araneta-Marcos herself has not issued a statement on the matter.

Rumors also circulated that the Marcos camp held “secret meetings” with Sotto, who is running alongside Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

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