FALSE: Filipino 'royal family' ruled over pre-colonial 'Maharlika kingdom'

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Claim: A post on Facebook dated September 24, 2018 states that former president Ferdinand Marcos was paid in gold by the "Tallano royal family of the Philippines" for being their lawyer.

The so-called royal family, whose last name is Tallano, is said to have ruled over a kingdom called Maharlika that ... via PK