The Medical City in Pasig denied information circulating on social media that its supplies of personal protective equipment (PPEs) were seized during a raid on Wednesday night.
“There are news circulating that a raid of PPEs occurred in our premises on the evening of April 1,” they said in a social media statement early Thursday.
The posts that circulated on Wednesday night were accompanied with screenshots of conversations that claimed the donated medical goods were confiscated only to be redistributed by a senator.
“We deny this and encourage everyone to be careful in spreading unverified information,” the Medical City added in the statement.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reminded the public that spreading false news is a crime.
They shared once again Republic Act No. 11469 Section 6 (F) which imposes penalty on individuals or groups creating and sharing false news.
“Republic Act No. 11469 Section 6 (F) penalizes those: Individuals or group creating, perpetrating, or spreading false information regarding the COVID-19 crisis on social media and other platforms such as information having no valid or beneficial effect on the population and are clearly geared to promote chaos, panic, anarchy, fear, or confusion; and those participating in cyber incidents that make use or take advantage of the current crisis situation to prey on the public through scams, phishing, fraudulent emails, or other similar acts.”
