The Philippine National Police (PNP) has urged vloggers and other online creators to avoid staging or misrepresenting crimes in their content, warning that such acts can carry serious legal consequences.
PNP chief Police General Nicolas Torre III said fiction-based videos must be clearly labeled as entertainment to prevent misleading the public. “Kung gusto niyo gumawa ng content na fiction, siguraduhin niyo na maliwanag sa lahat for entertainment purposes gumagawa kayo ng ganyang content,” he stressed during a press briefing.
He cautioned against producing videos that appear to show chaos or lawlessness, saying this damages not only the image of the police but also the community. “Yung gagawa kayo ng content para bang may disorder sa isang area… iyan ay nagbibigay ng masamang impresyon,” Torre added.
The reminder follows a report from the Police Regional Office 7 about a vlogger, known online as “Jaissle,” who is now facing a complaint after claiming that a viral bus brawl in Cebu was a robbery. Police said the video, which circulated on July 22, 2025, was actually of a personal dispute that occurred on May 8 in Yati, Liloan, Cebu.
Authorities confirmed the incident was not a snatching case, and the vlogger is now charged with unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances under the Revised Penal Code, in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
If convicted, the penalty could range from six to twelve years of imprisonment.
