(GMA News Online) Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday warned residents against the supposed distribution of cash aid at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, saying it was fake information.

“This morning po nagkaroon na naman ng fake news na pinapapunta lahat ng taumbayan sa Quezon Memorial Circle para kumuha ng pera (This morning, there was fake news telling the people to go to Quezon Memorial Circle to get their cash assistance),” Belmonte said in a radio interview.

She also urged Quezon City residents to get their information from official sources.

“Gusto ko lang mag-apela sa lahat ng mga mamamayan ng Lungsod Quezon (I want to appeal to the residents of Quezon City), please get your information from official sources ,” she said.

“Marami po niyan ngayon na ang layunin ay i-sabotahe ang magandang gawain ng ating pamahalaan. So please lang po, please, ‘wag nating aksayahin ang panahon natin na hindi bina-validate ang information na natatanggap natin,” she later added.

(There are a lot of people now who wanted to sabotage the projects of the government. So please don’t waste your time not validating the information you are getting.)

The local government has previously advised qualified beneficiaries to refer to the list posted by the local government and their respective barangays on social media pages and other areas in their communities.

“Ang barangay din po ang magdedesisyon kung stubs ba ang gagamitin, color coding, per street, alphabetical name or per purok ang mode of distribution para masigurong maayos ang pagbibigay ng ayuda at mananatili ang minimum health standards,” Belmonte said in a statement.

(Your barangay officials will decide if the mode of distribution will be through stubs, color coding, per street, alphabetical arrangement, or per area to ensure that minimum health standards are followed.)

The list will also be posted in other areas within the barangay.

Belmonte said the local government has already coordinated with the Philippine National Police for security during the distribution to avoid any untoward incident that may stem from misinformation or sabotage.

“Nakipag-coordinate na kami sa PNP sa posibleng mangyari. Minsan may mga malisyosong gustong isabotahe ang maayos na proseso ng pamimigay ng ayuda (We already coordinated with the PNP for any eventuality because the possibility that someone will sabotage the orderly distribution of cash aid is always there),” she said.