ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police have urged the public not to spread rumors that would scare the public or create panic following text messages of impending terror attacks circulating in social media.
“The PNP advises the public to be cautious in handling scare rumors being spread thru text, email, and digital social networks. There is no specific threat on any particular target. Therefore, the text scare being spread around is untrue and is obviously designed only to create panic,” said Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, a regional police spokeswoman.
She said scare messages of this nature deserve to be discarded and not shared and urged citizens to delete them and not to share it. “Break the scare chain and delete that message as soon as it is received,” she said.
Galvez said police have put up a good security measure for everyone’s peace of mind. “We are laying-out a preventive security plan designed to harden possible targets and deter any attempt by threat groups to infiltrate our communities. Public vigilance is the best response to this situation. Panic will only make matters worse,” she said.
She also urged citizens to report to the police if they knew of anyone spreading scare rumors. (Mindanao Examiner)
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