MANILA, Philippines — Government officials on Sunday warned the public against false information from unverified sources after various posts on social media claimed that a nationwide lockdown will be imposed during the holidays.
National Task Force on COVID-19 (NTF) spokesperson retired Gen. RestitutoPadilla “strongly advised” the public “not to believe news or information coming from unverified sources.”
“Please ensure you verify or ask authorities or trusted organizations about the veracity of such information before believing and passing it around,” Padilla said in a message to reporters.
“Let us not be instruments of fake news distribution and help our fellow kababayan,” h…
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