Statement: On Circulating Allegations on Social Media Involving the PH Embassy in Canberra, Australia

15 May 2020 — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wishes to refute the claim of a certain Josef Leroi Garcia in his Facebook post, quoted as follows:

"The Philippine embassy in her country already issued an “invitation” to her, a non-Filipino, to appear before Philippine authorities in her own country."

According to our Philippine Embassy in Canberra,  none of the Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Australia have invited Ms. Laxina to appear before any Philippine official in Australia. Furthermore, its database has no information on the whereabouts of Ms. Laxina – Mr. Garcia’s niece referred to in his post whom he claimed to be “being hunted” by the Philippine authorities.

The DFA wishes to remind the public to be discerning of information being presented to them especially in this time of crisis. END