Malacañang denounced the proliferation of false narratives about the supposed increase in the number of crimes amid the implementation of month-long enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement, a day after Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said reports of robbery and burglary in some areas in Luzon turned out to be fake. "We denounce the proliferation of such false narratives. We ask the citizenry to be discerning on what they read on social media and not to readily believe them," Panelo said. The PNP's Anti-Cybercrime Group is now tracking the fake news peddlers who claimed that some workers affected by the Luzon-wide quarantine were forced to steal food and money. The false narratives became viral on social media. Panelo advised the public not to believe the "fake and alarming" news of alleged crimes or planned crimes to be committed that are circulated online.