MAHIRAP DIN TALAGA MAG-AKUSA: JAIME BAUTISTA LODGES CYBERCRIME COMPLAINT AGAINST JOURNALIST IRA PANGANIBAN AND MANIBELA CHAIR MAR VALBUENA

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista filed cybercrime complaints with the Department of Justice against journalist Ira Panganiban and MANIBELA Transport group Chairman Mar Valbuena.

The complaints alleged a violation of Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act 10175, also known as the Cyber Crime Prevention Act.

These complaints arose from accusations of corruption within Bautista’s department, with Valbuena and Panganiban accusing him of accepting bribes.

Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty of the DOJ officially received Bautista’s complaint. Images captured at the Department of Justice reflect Bautista’s reaction to the media’s allegations of corruption made against him by Valbuena.

(Report & Photos by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)