{"id":257198,"date":"2020-06-05T05:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T09:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=257198"},"modified":"2020-06-05T05:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T09:06:23","slug":"duterte-warns-public-vs-online-scammers-selling-face-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/05\/duterte-warns-public-vs-online-scammers-selling-face-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte warns public vs. online scammers selling face masks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He advised them not to buy face masks online, especially if the sellers are from the provinces, mentioning Pampanga and Abra. (File photo: De an Sun\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte dissuaded the public from resorting to the online purchase of medical equipment, such as face masks.<\/p>\n

In a taped public address aired on state-run PTV-4 on Friday morning, Duterte cautioned the public against falling prey to online sellers who are behind face mask scams.<\/p>\n

He advised them not to buy face masks online, especially if the sellers are from the provinces, mentioning Pampanga and Abra.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to address this to everybody.\u00a0Mga kababayan<\/em>\u00a0(To my fellow countrymen), do not fall for that sa online-online (online purchase). It has never been perfected. And all the scams that man could think of, that they can perpetrate on the innocent public,\u00a0pinag-aaralan nila iyan<\/em>\u00a0(they study that),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said it would be better to purchase face masks in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaan sila mag-kuha ng<\/em>\u00a0masks\u00a0doon? Nandito ang Maynila. Dito kayo sa Maynila<\/em>\u00a0(Where will those online sellers get the face masks? Here in Manila. So buy the face masks in Manila),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The President also told the public to inspect the item first before giving the payment.<\/p>\n

He gave the advice, noting that scammers \u201ctake advantage of the misery of the people\u201d amid the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe careful,\u00a0lokohan \u2018to ngayon<\/em>\u00a0(It\u2019s really a scam now). The best is (tell them), \u2018Give me the goods, I pay you. Or better still, \u2018Give me the goods, I will examine it if it is really the one that (I) ordered, then I will pay you,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Authorities have been arresting people engaged in the hoarding and selling of overpriced surgical face masks.<\/p>\n

Under Republic Act 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, individuals involved in hoarding, profiteering, or manipulation of prices amid the health crisis could face a two-month imprisonment or a fine ranging from PHP10,000 to PHP1 million, or both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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