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An open letter supporting the reelection bid of Plaridel mayor Diego Ty is falsely attributed to  Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal using a fake letterhead and signature.

In a public advisory on Facebook, the provincial government of Misamis Occidental labelled the open letter posted around 9 a.m. on May 12 by a certain Haya Mitziehaya as fake.

The letter addresses the people of Plaridel supposedly apologizing for the publication of the letter, even as it supported for the reelection of Diego Ty, claiming past accomplishments. Also, the fake letter in a bid to appear authentic, also mentions the party-list of the Governor’s son and says that party-list supporters should also support the mayor Ty’s reelection. 

In an official Facebook public advisory, the Office of the Governor emphasized that the letter was not issued by Oaminal. 

Moreover, the letter shows a falsified signature of Oaminal in a different letterhead from the layout of the official local government letterhead as evinced by a previously published letter from the provincial government on Facebook.

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