Ciara Annatu

FACT CHECK: 'Di sinabi ni NBI chief Melvin Matibag na ipakukulong niya si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano

Totoong sinabi ni National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag na magsasagawa sila ng imbestigasyon tungkol sa umano’y iregularidad sa mga proyekto para sa Southeast Asian (SEA) Games na idinaos sa Pilipinas noong 2019.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17842029506932.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Totoong sinabi ni National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag na magsasagawa sila ng imbestigasyon tungkol sa umano’y iregularidad sa mga proyekto para sa Southeast Asian (SEA) Games na idinaos sa Pilipinas noong 2019.</p><p>Ngunit, hindi sinabi ni Matibag na ipakukulong niya si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano.</p><p>Sa art card na ini-upload ng Facebook page na “Filipino Community” noong July 15, 2026, mababasa ang tekstong: “<em>MELVIN MATIBAG IPAPAKULONG SI ALAN CAYETANO PATUNGUKOL SA SEA GAMES NOONG 2019.</em>”</p><p>Ibinahagi ang nasabing art card noong July 15, 2026. Ito ang parehong araw na ipinahayag ni Cayetano sa pagsisimula ng ikaanim na araw ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte ang kanyang pagkabahala sa timing ng pag-anunsiyo ni Matibag ng kanilang imbestigasyon.</p><p>Ayon kay Cayetano, itinuturing niyang pananakot sa kanya bilang senator-judge ang pag-anunsiyo ni Matibag ilang araw bago ang nakatakda niyang pagsalang sa witness stand sa impeachment trial sa Lunes, July 20.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/15/-binabawasan-talaga-kami-iniisa-isa-cayetano-says-2019-sea-games-probe-aims-to-intimidate-him-1433" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Binabawasan talaga kami, iniisa-isa’: Cayetano says 2019 SEA Games probe aims to ‘intimidate’ him</a></div><p>Si Cayetano ang nagsilbing chairperson ng Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC).</p><p>Gayunman, hindi nabanggit ni Matibag si Cayetano nang inanunsiyo niya ang imbestigasyon noong July 14. Narito ang <a href="https://youtu.be/aqMa-3qyVO8?t=407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buong pahayag</a> ni Matibag:</p><p>“Katunayan meron kaming mga kaso na pumasok na bago na dapat namin tingnan. Kung maalala niyo, pumunta kami ng Clark because we were given 70 hectares for the NBI Academy. Nagkaroon kami ng relationship sa Clark. Nakita namin doon ‘yung parang sports complex na ginamit noong SEA Games, ‘yung sa Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee. Nakarating sa amin na may titingnan kami rito, may kailangan kaming imbestigahan dahil nakarating kami rito bilyun-bilyon pala ‘yung pumasok dito na pera na unliquidated at mayroong private company rito na involved na binayaran ng 10 billion at ang pagbabayad through insertions sa GAA na hindi binayad. Iimbestigahan namin ito. Malaking kaso rin ito.”</p><p>Sa kanyang panayam sa media kinabukasan, July 15, tinanong si Matibag tungkol sa posibleng pagkakasangkot ng senador at nilinaw niyang susundin ng NBI ang ebidensya at tamang proseso ng batas.</p><p>“Kung kailangan natin siyang tanungin, we will respectfully ask him to give light to this. I’m sure si Senator Alan, kung siya ay kasama rin dito, I’m sure na he will appreciate na maimbestigahan natin ito nang maayos,” sabi ni Matibag.</p><p>Dagdag pa niya, nasa paunang stage pa lamang ang imbestigasyon at wala pang nararating na anumang konklusyon sa kaso.</p><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR7xsrzZpm8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matibag ipinaliwanag ang &#x27;malaking kaso&#x27; sa umano&#x27;y anomalya sa 2019 SEA Games | ABS-CBN News</a></div><div style="text-align:center"><em>Kung kayo’y may alam na kahina-hinalang social media page, group, account, o website, artikulo, larawan, o impormasyong ipinapakalat sa mga messaging app, maaring makipag-ugnayan sa aming email </em><a href="mailto:factcheck@abs-cbn.com"><em>factcheck@abs-cbn.com</em></a><em> o X (dating Twitter) account </em><a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnfactcheck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@abscbnfactcheck</em></a><em>. </em> </div>

<p>Totoong sinabi ni National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag na magsasagawa sila ng imbestigasyon tungkol sa umano’y iregularidad sa mga proyekto para sa Southeast Asian (SEA) Games na idinaos sa Pilipinas noong 2019.</p>

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FACT CHECK: Hindi sinabi ni NBI chief Melvin Matibag na ipakukulong niya si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano

Ciara Annatu,

ABS-CBN Research and Verification Unit

Published July 16, 2026 08:36 PM PHT

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