MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating the reported plot to link acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto to a sex scandal since the people behind this scheme might be targetting more personalities.
Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro shared the information when asked during a press briefing about the alleged character assassination plot against Recto.
"The NBI, under Director [Melvin] Matibag is getting to the bottom of this because it is probable that it is not only ES Ralph Recto that they want to victimize. So, we need to look into this,"Castro said in Filipino.
"Kung ito ay mapapatunayan na totoo, dahil may mga witnesses, may mga taong involved na pinangalanan ang taong nag-utos sa kanila na sirain ang pagkatao ni Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, ito ay isang karimarimarim, hindi katanggap-tanggap, hindi makatao, makasarili, power hungry, gawaing paggawa ng intriga, pagplanta ng ebidensiya" (If this will be proven false because there are witnesses, there are people involved who identified the people who instructed them to tarnish the character of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, this is disgusting, unacceptable, inhumane, selfish, [and] power hungry), she said.
The Palace Press Officer said the Marcos government does not want misinformation, fake news, and the alleged "planting of evidence" in some cases that took place during the past admininistration.
"But they still continue doing it now. This was not the first time. We already in several instances that their alleged witnesses that they presented were planted," Castro said in Filipino.
"Sino ngayon ang nagpapagulo sa bansang ito. Sinabi ng Bise Presidente, na ang bansa natin ay in chaos, sino ang gumagawa ng gulo sa bansa natin. Definitely, hindi ang Pangulong Marcos Jr., (So, who is then making trouble now in this country? The Vice President (Sara Duterte) said the country in chaos. Who is making a mess in our country now? Definitely, not President [Ferdinand] Marcos, Jr.,)" she added.
