NBI subpoenas 3 vloggers over fake claims on Marcos' health, says Palace

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has issued subpoenas to three vloggers for allegedly spreading false information regarding the health of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Malacañang said Monday.

“Ang binigay na dokumento ng PCO para sa agarang malalimang pag-iimbestiga sa mga vloggers na nagpakalat ng peke patungkol sa kalusugan ng ating Pangulo ay nai-forward na sa NBI,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a statement.

(The document provided by the PCO for the immediate and thorough investigation of vloggers who spread false information about the health of our President has already been forwarded to the NBI.)

“At nagkaroon na rin ng subpoena para sa karampatang pag-iimbestiga,” she added.

(And a subpoena has already been issued for the appropriate investigation.)

GMA News Online has sought additional details from NBI.

On April 15, the Presidential Communications Office referred the possible filing of cases against three Facebook accounts to the Department of Justice.

According to the PCO, one of the accounts conducted live broadcasts claiming that Marcos was critically ill, and one posted manipulated images depicting him in a state of physical distress. At the same time, another shared fake news claimed official confirmation of a serious health condition. —LDF, GMA News