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A vlogger supporting former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made an incorrect claim that Vice President Leni Robredo skipped a presidential debate because an advance copy of questions was not provided to her.

This is not true. In a Viber message to VERA Files, Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez cited a “conflict of schedule” as the reason for the vice president’s non-attendance of the Feb. 15 debate organized by Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).

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