Daily Tribune
National Bureau of Investigation Director Atty. Melvin Matibag and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas representative Atty. Mark Fajardo inspect the alleged counterfeit foreign banknotes and U.S. Treasury bills seized in a buy-bust operation during a press conference in Pasay City on Friday, 13 March 2026. The suspect was arrested after a three-month investigation by the NBI Criminal Intelligence Division, with authorities recovering alleged fake U.S. dollar banknotes and other foreign currencies valued at about 12 billion pesos. “Sa Amerika, ayan po ay accepted. Dito sa atin, hindi. I don’t know why?” the suspect said.
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Binuweltahan ng National Bureau of Investigation ang mga nagdududa sa perang ginamit ng kanilang mga ahente sa pag-aresto sa social media personality na si Franco Mabanta at apat pang iba.
Kabilang sa pinuna ni NBI Director Melvin Matibag si dating Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon.
Ayon kay Matibag, taliwas umano sa ipinapalabas ni Guanzon, tunay ang P75 milyong ginamit sa entrapment operation at hindi ito pekeng pera o “budol money” na gawa lamang sa Recto.
