A Philippine Catholic school is withholding the diplomas of six high school boys who uploaded Facebook photos that appear to show them kissing one another, an education official said on Friday, AP reported.

Department of Education officer Samuel Mergenio said the six boys told him they had taken prank photos to make it appear that their lips touched.

One of the boys uploaded the pictures on Facebook and mistakenly made them available to others, Mergenio said.

He said the school's chancellor informed the department Thursday that the boys will be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremonies but "the release of their diplomas will be delayed."

(China.org.cn March 31, 2012)

據美聯社報道，菲律賓一名教育部官員周五表示，一所天主教學校打算暫時不給6名高中男生頒發畢業證，因為他們上傳到臉譜網的照片，看上去顯示他們互相接吻。

教育部官員塞繆爾·墨真尼歐表示，這6名男生告訴他，他們只是拍搞怪照片，使照片看起來嘴唇相觸。

墨真尼歐說，其中的一名男生將照片傳到臉譜網，誤將照片公開。

他說，那所學校的校長周四告知教育部，他們允許這幾名男生參加畢業典禮，但“將延期頒發他們的畢業證”。