Filipinos went crazy over an online report that visas will no longer be required for those who wish to travel to the United States of America.
But a statement from the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC immediately pulled down the excitement and said the report was just a hoax.
The agency said:
"The embassy of the Republic of the Philippines would like to inform the public that there is no truth to what appears to be an online news report that the United States has announced a 'no visa' policy for Filipinos,"
The fake news came from The Adobo Chronicles, which the embassy referred to as a "satirical piece that should not be taken seriously".
Of course, every avid reader of the Adobo blog knows this.
The fake report stated that the US State Department had announced a 'no-visa' policy for Filipinos.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Manila said there has been no change in the visa policy for Filipinos traveling to the US.
I guess everybody should fall back in line now at the US Embassy. Dream's over.