Teen held over ‘threat’ vs Duterte

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Authorities held a 19-year-old netizen who offered P200 million for the head of President Duterte in Barangay Abar 2, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija last Tuesday.

City police chief Lt. Col. Heryl Bruno said concerned citizens brought to their attention the May 16 social media post of Fernando Dandan Jr., who also said the killer can bring Duterte’s head to his place in Sitio Dilain to collect the reward.

Operatives immediately tracked and collared Dandan, whom they charged with inciting to sedition and violation of Republic Act No. 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Malacañang recently appealed to netizens to be responsible in their posting on social media platforms and avoid threatening officials, which only tends to undermine government’s effort to mitigate the crises brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.