DOJ determines identity, location of person who threatened Frankie Pangilinan with rape

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined the identity and location of the person who allegedly threatened musician Frankie Pangilinan with rape, an official said Tuesday.

Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the department's cybercrime office has also requested Facebook to preserve the contents of the account where the threat was supposedly made pending the filing of a complaint by the offended party.

"Should a complaint be filed, law enforcers may apply for a warrant to disclose computer data and a request for extradition, if warranted, may be made," he said in a message to reporters.

Perete confirmed to GMA News that the DOJ Office of Cybercrime has established that the person who made the threat is in London.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra earlier said he ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to verify the identity and the location of the person. He said this is to give notice to the person should a complaint be filed.

Over the weekend, Guevarra said actress Sharon Cuneta, Pangilinan's mother, had reached out to him and expressed a "strong desire" to file a criminal complaint against the person who made the threat.

Pangilinan is known for starting the #HijaAko hashtag in response to TV and radio personality Ben Tulfo telling women to be "careful with the way you dress up" to avoid "inviting" rapists.

The hashtag trended on Twitter as people discussed victim blaming and shared their experiences of sexual assault. --with Tina Panganiban-Perez/KBK, GMA News