MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) warned the public on Wednesday of a fake account made to look as though it belonged to Gen. Debold Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a statement, the PNP said the fake account — which had been taken down as of this writing — was engaged in swindling. ADVERTISEMENT“The Philippine National Police warns netizens of an online poser engaged in estafa and swindling activities using a fake Facebook account purportedly owned by PNP Chief, Debold M Sinas,” the PNP said. I do not have a personal webpage or social network account except the official PNP webpage at www.pnp.gov.ph and the official PNP Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio which are the only authorized platform for social network correspondence with the Chief, PNP,” Sinas said. Gen. Marvin Manuel Pepino, was ordered to investigate and “initiate appropriate legal action against the creators and owners” of the fake account.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 30, 2020 15:22 UTC