00:00The National Bureau of Investigation is set to probe the hosts of Machong Chismisan after the public backlash over offensive
00:07remarks mocking Chris Aquino's son, Josh.
00:10In a Machong Chismisan podcast episode on October 5, the show's host Tito Peep referred to Josh Aquino as, quote,
00:16walang kwenta.
00:17The episode has since been taken down, but groups and newsmakers continue to criticize the show and say the hosts
00:23had crossed the line.
00:24The pod network terminated the podcast's contract effective immediately.
00:28Josh is on the autism spectrum, but his mother Chris Aquino shared that Josh is physically and emotionally present for
00:35her as she battles severe autoimmune illnesses.
00:38NBI director Melvin Matibag also confirms to talk show host Boya Bunda that he has ordered the agency's cybercrime division
00:45and special action unit to probe the podcast's host and file the necessary complaints.
00:50On an episode of Fast Talk with Boya Bunda, he recommends that Chris press charges against the podcast, citing RA
00:57-7277 or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.
