Press Release
April 23, 2019

SENATOR NANCY APPEALS FOR CALM AND WANTS FAKE POSTS ABOUT QUAKES TO STOP

Senator Nancy Binay urges the public to be calm as the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) already announced that the quake on Monday was not a major earthquake.

She also appealed to netizens to help stop the spread of alarming social media posts about the quake coming from dubious sources.

"May mga kumakalat na text messages at social media posts na kung babasahin mo ay talagang nakakatakot nga. Huwag po natin paniniwalaan agad ang mga ito-gamitin natin ang mga reliable sources para sa mga balita at impormasyon," Binay said.

Binay also said that she is seeking help from the Department of Information and Communications Technology and National Telecommunications Commission to help crackdown those who are using the quake to sow fear and panic through social media and SMS.

"Hinihimok po natin ang DICT at NTC na magsagawa ng crackdown laban sa mga nagkakalat ng mapanakot na mensahe at fake news tungkol sa mga sakuna," Binay said.

"Nagpahayag na ang PHIVOLCS na hindi major earthquake ang nangyari kahapon, kaya hinihimok ko ang mga kababayan natin na maging mahinahon at huwag magpadala sa panic," she added.

Instead of sharing these posts, the re-electionist senator said netizens should help spread disaster awareness and post what to do during earthquakes and other natural disasters.

"Maging handa po tayo at alerto. Mas maganda po na ang i-share natin sa social media ay kung ano ang dapat gawin pag may lindol at iba pang sakuna," Binay said.

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