"Endocrinologist Dr Augusto D. Litonjua (former director of National Center for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research and Development in the Philippines) talked about the most effective cure for diabetes today. Here are the details," reads the Tagalog-language caption of the fabricated graphic shared on Facebook here on April 25, 2023.
It bears the logo of Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN News and was published on a page called "PGH-Philippine General Hospital News". It features Dr Litonjua purportedly saying he "discovered a new way" to control the disease.
The post -- shared more than 530 times -- links to a website promoting a milk product called Glufarelin.
AFP previously debunked the claim the unregistered milk supplement could treat diabetes here.
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on May 16, 2023
A similar graphic supposedly quoting Dr Maricar Limpin, who is described as an endocrinologist, was shared on a Facebook page called "Philippine General Hospital News" here on May 4.
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