The TikTok user allegedly plotting to assassinate presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation, the agency's spokesperson said Wednesday.
Marcos' spokesperson Vic Rodriguez first broke the news of the surrender of the TikTok user on Tuesday, which NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin confirmed separately to reportr.
The TikTok user allegedly posted: "We are meeting everyday to plan for BBM’s assassination. Get ready," prompting the cybercrime office of the Department of Justice to investigate, according to an earlier statement from Marcos' campaign team.
"Ngayon aasikasuhin din namin nang makilala yung taong yan at gaano kalalim o yung extent ng kanilang pananakot," Rodriguez told ANC in an interview.
"Gusto namin malaman how extensive kasi nakakailang exchanges na pala sila na nahuli lang yung isang frame na na-post niya. Gusto namin malaman sinu-sino pa yung kinakausap niya diyan sa TikTok, ano yung level or degree of seriousness," he added.
Such threats to Marcos' life forced his team to be more cautious in giving out details of his whereabouts, Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said Marcos would push through with his on-ground campaign activities.
"Hindi papayag ito na hindi siya lalabas at mangangampanya. Ang gusto nga niya direct communication with the people. And how do we do that? Yung pag-ikot," Rodriguez said.
The official campaign period for national candidates in the May 9 elections began on Feb. 8 and will continue until May 7, two days before election day.
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