Manila, May 10 -- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kalookan (Caloocan) on Saturday dubbed as fake an online post saying Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David is endorsing national candidates for the May 12 midterm polls.

"The letter circulating online claiming to be from the CBCP or Cardinal Ambo is NOT TRUE. Neither the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) nor Cardinal Pablo Virgilio "Ambo" David is endorsing any political candidates for the May 12 elections," it said.

"Please verify information before sharing. Let's all be responsible and help stop the spread of disinformation."

According to the fake online post of a two-page letter bearing the CBCP letterhead and a signature of Cardinal David, he calls on the faithful ...