FACT CHECK: NBI chief Matibag not traveling to Colombia to ‘investigate’ quake damage

The false claim surfaced after the NBI conducted a raid on a Davao City steel corporation; the fake quote card circulating online is an altered version of a news graphic

NBI Director Melvin Matibag is not heading to Colombia to investigate earthquake-related building collapses, as claimed in a viral Facebook post.

The post is based on an altered quote regarding an investigation into a Davao City steel corporation, which was raided for allegedly distributing substandard steel.

The NBI confirmed that while they found DMS-marked steel in collapsed structures, this does not establish a direct cause for the collapses, and further engineering assessments are needed.

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FACT CHECK: NBI chief Matibag not traveling to Colombia to ‘investigate’ quake damage

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