Davao vlogger sued for report on Duterte home raid

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11) on Tuesday noon filed a case against a vlogger for reporting that  law enforcement authorities raided the residence of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

This was announced by PNP public information chief Col. Randulf Tuaño in a press briefing at Camp Crame on Tuesday afternoon.

The case stemmed from the vlogger’s online post that claimed that 30 Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and 90 Special Action Force (SAF) personnel “from Luzon” raided the Duterte residence in Davao City on April 30.

Tuaño said the case against the vlogger was for unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

According to Tuaño, the vlogger made the post on May 1.

“Base sa investigation na ginawa ng Anti-Cybercrime Group, nakita nila na ito (the post) ay isang fabricated, suggesting intentional manipulation to spread a false narrative,” Tuaño said.

(Based on the investigation done by the Anti-Cybercrime Group, they saw that this post was fabricated, suggesting intentional manipulation to spread a false narrative.)

Tuaño, however, refused to identify the vlogger, a Davao City – based male.

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The PNP immediately denied that there was an operation on Duterte’s home.

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Tuaño further said the move was among the first cases of the PNP’s Joint Anti-Fake News Action Committee, officially launched last Friday in a bid to combat disinformation.