The Filipino-Chinese business community is leading a campaign against misinformation and disinformation on alleged crimes like kidnapping.
Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII), in a forum on Saturday urged the Filipino-Chinese community to be cautious and to not easily believe unverified information as these could be exaggerated rumors and false reports.
“Let’s fight disinformation and misinformation. We call on everybody to be careful when sharing messages on social media and chat groups especially if you are uncertain about the authenticity of the post,” Lim said.
“However, should a kidnapping incident happen, we encourage the public to remain calm and cooperate with the PNP-AKG (Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group) so they can take effective action to deal with it and resolve it,” headded.
Most recently, concerns were raised about the alarming rise of kidnapping incidents.
Lim said he was assured by the PNP of intensified efforts to monitor Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) as most kidnapping cases involved POGO workers.
He said the PNP also assured it is intensifying efforts to track down sources of fake news as well as those who are recycling news of crimes which were solved years ago that are being spread via Facebook and other platforms.
Hotlines have been set up in the FFCCCII-Overseas Chinese Service Center, Federation of Filipino Chinese Associations in the Philippines, Overseas Alumni Association, Kaisa, Amity Club and Jinjiang Townmate Association, where members of the community can report incidents of crimes. – Irma Isip
