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Dirty tricks allegations mar last days of Philippine election campaign

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Unproven allegations that party founder Jose Maria Sison was advising her campaign resurfaced this week in Marcos-allied media. Robredo's spokesman called the allegations "fabricated" and "fictitious" Despite a lack of evidence, the allegations have circulated widely on Facebook, which is extremely popular in the Philippines.

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