Malacañang on Saturday advised the public to refrain from spreading “unverified information” that may cause undue alarm after the first bird flu outbreak in the country was confirmed to have spread in two towns in Nueva Ecija.

“We are closely monitoring the situation in Nueva Ecija following the confirmation of poultry death with the culling yesterday by the Department of Agriculture,” Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.

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