Ex-Duterte appointee takes over NBIMANILA, Philippines — An erstwhile Cabinet official of former president Rodrigo Duterte is set to assume the leadership of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Lawyer Melvin Matibag, who served as Duterte’s Cabinet secretary, will be named NBI director, Presidential CommunicationsUndersecretary Claire Castro said at a press briefing yesterday. “That’s just the information given to me, that there would be a new NBI director in the person of Atty. Melvin Matibag,” Castro said when asked why President Marcos appointed Matibag to the post. Melvin Matibag as someone he can trust, someone who can work for the government.

Source: Philippine Star February 19, 2026 23:19 UTC