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- Facebook page 'The TRUTH' posted an edited photo with digitally added militant group flags, claiming it was from an armed encounter in Negros Occidental.
- The encounter on April 19, 2026, resulted in 19 deaths, including student leader Alyssa Alano and journalist RJ Ledesma.
- Human Rights Advocates Negros labeled the photo as 'red-tagging'.
- The Commission on Human Rights is investigating the incident amid calls for an independent probe.
- The original photo was published in a tribute post for Ledesma and Alano on April 29, 2026.