NBI files complaints against 4 vloggers for spreading false info about OFW arrests

On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed additional complaints against four more Cebu-based vloggers at the Department of Justice for spreading false information and manipulating videos of government officials.

The new complaints stem from manipulated videos that falsely implied NBI Director Jaime Santiago was threatening overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with arrests and urging them not to send remittances home, causing public outrage.

Senior Agent Raymond Macorol of the NBI Criminal Intelligence Division confirmed that these vloggers are located in Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Pampanga, and charges include violations of the Anti-Alias Law, Unlawful Use of Means of Publication, and Inciting to Sedition.

The NBI is coordinating with international and local authorities to pursue legal action against these vloggers, including possible arrests.

Santiago earlier clarified that his comments specifically referred to vloggers with pending legal cases both abroad and in the Philippines, urging OFWs not to be misled by false narratives.

Macorol also warned that sharing such manipulated videos can have legal consequences under Philippine law.