A 26-year-old woman was arrested in an entrapment operation in Pasig City after allegedly extorting a total of ₱600,000 from a bank employee through threats related to their past relationship. Police said the complainant, a 36-year-old bank employee, reported that the suspect had been demanding...
Two women were arrested in an entrapment operation in Cubao, Quezon City, on Wednesday, May 20, after allegedly extorting money from a man using explicit videos secretly recorded during an online-arranged massage service. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has told the people behind the Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) to answer the charges filed against them in court, not on social media. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's spokesperson, said as much in a chance...
A Pasig City court has allowed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to open the gadgets seized from Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) founder Franco Mabanta and his companions. NBI Director Melvin A. Matibag said during a press conference on Tuesday, May 19, the Regional Trial Court (RTC)...
A total of 41 congressmen from different political parties have taken a stand against online platforms that are allegedly being used for intimidation, coercion, disinformation, and financial demands under the guise of media or public commentary. This, as Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre led the...
The personalities behind the P300 million extortion attempt using a supposed “explosive expose” against former House speaker Martin Romualdez has another legal problem to confront. This, as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed to have received a complaint from former Quezon City...
Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) host Camille Jensen “CJ” Hirro did not show up before investigators at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday, May 11, despite being summoned to shed light on her possible involvement in the P300 million extortion attempt against Leyte 1st...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has slammed Franco Mabanta for "twisting the narrative" of his own arrest, which resulted from the alleged extortion of P350 million. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's spokesperson, rejected the Peanut Gallery Media...
Social media personality Franco Mabanta got arrested Tuesday night, May 6, by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly extorting P300 million from congressman Martin Romualdez. But who is he? Mabanta is known in the vlogger community as a supporter and one of the key players in the...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Malacañang said those involved in any wrongdoing must be held accountable following the arrest of social media personality Franco Mabanta and four others in an alleged extortion case linked to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. In a press briefing here, Presidential...
The arrest of social media personality Franco Mabanta has nothing to do either with the freedom of the press or the freedom of expression, but more of using those freedoms to illegally gain money, a top official of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday, May 6. In the case of...
A woman allegedly involved in an online extortion and robbery scheme was arrested after reportedly demanding P2 million and threatening a foreign national in Manila on Friday, March 20. The suspect was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Cyber...
