MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has started an investigation of some franchises being offered online on various social media platforms like Facebook. The NBI identified one of them as Lokal Plate, which has an announcement on Facebook offering each “online franchisees” an income of P40,000 to P80,000 a month. According to Agent Francis Senora of the Cybercrime Division, the investigation was launched due to inquiries made by some individuals about Lokal Plate. “We have received reports from individuals regarding different online businesses offering online franchises and one of which is Lokal Plate,” Senora said. Likewise, coordinated the same with the company (Lokal Plate) and with related government agencies.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 22, 2020 15:11 UTC