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...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin A. Matibag on Monday, May 4, said he will look into who was behind the spread online of a video that showed him arguing and making threats against another person. Matibag pointed this out during a press conference after the person in the video,...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Melvin A. Matibag on Monday, May 4, assured that the law enforcement agency is not being used against critics of the administration of President Marcos. Matibag made the assurance during a press conference held at the NBI following operations conducted by the...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin A. Matibag said former congressman Mike Defensor cannot use politics as a shield from being held liable for alleged illegal activities. Matibag pointed this out during a DZMM interview on Friday, May 1, as he said the NBI will file human...
The camp of former broadcast journalist Jay Sonza has questioned the legality of denying him the opportunity to post bail in connection with the cyberlibel case filed against him for allegedly spreading fake medical records of President Marcos. For lawyer Mark Tolentino, Sonza’s legal counsel,...
Former broadcast journalistJay Sonza has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for a cyberlibel case in relation to the allegation that he spread fake news about President Marcos ' medical condition. NBI Director Melvin A. Matibag said Sonza was arrested by his men at...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited her self-confessed "bagman" Ramil Madriaga and supporter former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City last year. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin...
The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 30, criticized the recent proceedings of the House Committee on Justice, arguing that the presentation of evidence against her lacks substance and fails to meet the standard for probable cause. In a statement, lawyer Paul Lawrence...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag told the House Committee on Justice Wednesday, April 29 that Vice President Sara Duterte 's death threat to President Marcos "has long been established" by the agency. Matibag 's revelation arguably helped solidify the...
The Pasig City government has shut down a hotel in Barangay Ugong following a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raid that uncovered alleged human trafficking and prostitution activities, leading to the rescue of 54 individuals. In a closure order dated on Monday, April 27, the city’s...
