NBI questioned on POGO operations

The Manila Times

Senator Risa Hontiveros questioned NBI Director Melvin Matibag about possible national security threats linked to illegal POGO operations. Matibag revealed that NBI investigations in Zamboanga Sibugay and Subic uncovered indications that some facilities may have also been used as troll farms, raising concerns about political stability and possible foreign interference. The NBI is continuing its forensic examination of thousands of confiscated electronic devices to uncover the full extent of these operations. Video by Senate of the Philippines   Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein

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00:00Also, Director, yung nabanggit kanina about yung pag-abuso sa visa system,

00:06nare-recall ko tuloy, doon din sa Committee on Women, yung pag-abuso sa visa upon arrival noon sa Bureau

00:14of Immigration.

00:15Kaya na-uncover natin noon yung pastilia scam.

00:19So parang nag-morph eh. May mga core business model or core revenue streams.

00:25And then over time, under pressure ng mga government agencies, nag-morph sila.

00:30But basically, hindi pa rin talaga nila tinitigil yung ganyang mga illegal activities nila.

00:37Doon po sa mga Pogo raids, may nakita ba kayong ebidensya ng mga national security threats?

00:43Halimbawa, na yung mga sangkot, yung mga kinakasuhan especially, ay ahente din ng foreign states.

00:53We are checking on that.

00:56Ang challenge po ngayon sa amin, Senator, Your Honor, is madami po yan.

01:02Tapos we will confiscate about thousands of gadgets.

01:05So we need tools, we need the people to, persons to examine the gadgets para po lumabas lahat.

01:15So, kagaya po nung Sambuanga-Sibugay na yan, saka yung pong subik na last raid namin,

01:21there is a strong indication that ito ginagamit din na troll farm eh.

01:25So, except yun, may implication na rin po sa atin dahil alam naman natin how the troll farm affects

01:31yung ating pong stability, especially politically.

01:35So, tinitingnan po rin namin yan.

01:38So, anything po mami, pwede nang pumasok lahat eh.

01:41There is an ecosystem na sila pala nga nakakaalam eh.

01:45That we have to discover by opening one by one yung pong aming mga nakumpiskan

01:51ng mga laptops, computers, at mga gadgets po nila.

01:55But there are indications already.

01:57So, let's see.

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