[Main] [Bakukang, et al. Notes] Due to some suspicious methods and doubtful data observed on recently published "new" species in 2020 such as Metapocyrtus latifasciatus , M. tagabawa , M. pulangi , and Pachyrhynchus mindoroensis , the species listed below which have been declared by some researchers as "new" in 2019 from the Philippines shall be subjected to scrutiny to ensure that data presented for each species is accurate and verifiable. Locality data is easily verifiable if publications presented control numbers of government-issued permits such as the Wildlife Gratuitous Permit, Local Transport Permit (if interprovincial transport occurred), and Wildlife Export Certification (if specimens were transported outside of the Philippines, such as Europe). Evaluating the articles listed in the references may reveal how these specimens were acquired and transported if currently deposited outside of the country. Such details can be helpful in tracing the documentatio...