MANILA, Philippines — A crime may have been committed against presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and officials of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) were in his office in Malacañang on Thursday.
This much has been disclosed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s mouthpiece, and would not give any more details when pressed by members of the media.
“Sa akin na lang po ‘yun,” he said.
(I will keep it to myself.)
Urged further for a little bit more information, Roque just said he would consult the NBI “if I feel that I have been a victim of a crime.”
“They are a police investigation, law investigation agency and if I feel that I have been a victim of a crime, I will consult them,” he said during a Palace briefing.
“But because there will be an investigation, no, it’s not covered by the right to information. That is wrong because police investigation is always an exception to the right to information,” Roque added.
He likewise declined to expound whether he has personally filed a complaint with the NBI on any issue.
“It’s now under investigation. Hayaan na po natin umusad ang imbestigasyon,” Roque said.
“The NBI is here because the NBI is tasked by law to investigate possible offenses of existing criminal laws. Tingnan muna natin baka naman walang complaint talaga,” he also said.