Dingdong Dantes refutes false DDS claim

Philippine Canadian Inquirer
February 22, 2026

(Screengrab from Dingdong Dantes/Facebook)

MANILA, Philippines — Actor Dingdong Dantes straightforwardly denied a post attributed to him following the early declaration of Vice President Sara Duterte’s 2028 presidential bid on Wednesday.

As of writing, Dantes’ response to the now-deleted false post has garnered 1.3M reactions and 42k shares.

In a succeeding post, the netizen asked for an apology to Dantes for the said fabricated claim, saying she only posted it because she saw others posting the same thing on Threads and TikTok.

In response, Dantes accepted the apology and encouraged everyone to be critical of the content they consume, as well as of political discourse.

“Dingdong Dantes said: Apology accepted. Nawa’y maging mas mapanuri po tayong lahat, lalu na sa misinformation at disinformation… at sa bawat diskurso, piliin sana natin ang respeto sa kapwa Pilipino. Peace!” he wrote in a post.

(Dingdong Dantes said: Apology accepted. May we all become more critical, especially against misinformation and disinformation… and to each political discussion, may we choose to respect our fellow Filipinos. Peace!)