Secretary Renato Solidum said on Saturday that a Japanese manga that predicted that a megaquake would hit the Philippines in July has “no scientific basis.” READ: Japanese manga sparks fears of megaquake hitting the Philippines In a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday,

A manga novel's prediction of a mega-earthquake hitting Japan on July 5th has sparked widespread fear, amplified by recent seismic activity and memories of the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake. While seismologists dismiss the prediction as scientifically impossible,

The cancellations follow the spread of predictions linked to a manga depicting a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.