Emergency Response Bulletin No. 2 DOST ADVISES THE PUBLIC NOT TO BELIEVE IN HOAX MESSAGES 14 March 2011
14 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
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· Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo advises the public not to believe in rumor mongers and gossips regarding the alleged nuclear meltdown at “Fukuyama”, or some other place in Japan, and on radiation threatening to affect other places.
· The rumors alleging that nuclear meltdown occurred in Japan and that radiation has reached the country are not true.
· The advice that people should stay indoors and to wear raincoats if they go outdoors did not come from DOST or any agency member of the NDCC.
· DOST advises the public not to believe these rumors currently spreading through text messages, emails, the Internet, and other means of communication. DOST also advises the public not to entertain these rumors and to stop forwarding said messages in order not to sow unfounded fears among our people.
DOST EMPHASIZES THAT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF NUCLEAR RADIATION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
· DOST maintains a 24/7 link-up with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the highest authority on nuclear matters, for advice on the current situation of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
· DOST is committed to bringing accurate, reliable, and timely information regarding the Fukushima event and its possible effects to the Philippines via all our media and interpersonal channels.
· For more queries, pls. call DOST-PNRI Director Alumanda dela Rosa at (632) 929- 4719 or 920-8738 or DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute at (632) 837 2071 local 2148 or 2130.
