DOJ, PNP probe people behind ‘fabricated’ Marcos video

(From left) Justice Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes Andres, NBI Director Jaime Santiago, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, and PNP Chief Rommel Francisco Marbil discussing the analysis result on video allegedly that of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo by Tetch Torres-Tupas/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Investigation is ongoing to identify the people behind the spread of a video allegedly that of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Justice Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes Andres said on Tuesday.

“We cannot identify the individual or individuals that may be involved in perpetrating the fabricated and malicious video that put the President in a bad light,” Andres told reporters in a press conference.

“But definitely, we are going to the bottom of this,” he added.

The video was played during a rally abroad while Marcos was delivering his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

Both the cybercrime offices of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted digital analysis of the video and concluded that the man in the video was different from that of the President.

“The PNP and NBI are working together towards this solution to this problem,” NBI Director Jaime Santiago said.

Santiago added the video is “the work of disgruntled people who underestimate the intelligence of our fellow citizens. They think very little of us Filipinos.”