ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas has denied circulating survey questionnaires that carry with it a Christmas gift.
In a post on its social media page on Monday, Dec. 2, the agency said they are not offering a Christmas gift worth P7,000 to individuals who will answer the questionnaires.
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“The spread of a link that says whoever will answer a survey questionnaire shall receive a Christmas gift worth P7,000 from DSWD is not real,” the DSWD said.
It advised the public to be careful and to not allow themselves to be deceived by posts and links that did not come from their official accounts.
The agency also requested netizens who see suspicious posts to immediately report it to the official communication channels of DSWD in the region so that they do not become victims of scams.