Manila, April 9 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will not be distracted by disinformation targeting his health as the government focuses on addressing the country's energy crisis, Malacanang said Thursday.

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) acting Secretary Dave Gomez said a "sudden and coordinated surge" of false information has been detected by the agency's Anti-Fake News Desk across social media platforms, prompting the government to prepare legal action.

Despite this, the President remains focused on his priorities, he said.

"We are in a state of energy emergency. The President will not be distracted by this noise," Gomez said in a statement.

"The President remains laser-focused on one mission: solving our energy emergen...