(UPDATES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday belied rumors that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has quit his post.

The President branded the reports as "fake news" spread by the "desperate" detractors of his administration.

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