THE House Committee on Justice has subpoenaed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Atty. Melvin Matibag was ordered to appear before lawmakers and to turn over records of the bureau’s investigation into alleged threats to kill made by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.
In a subpoena ad testificandum et duces tecum dated March 31, 2026, the panel directed Matibag to attend its hearing on April 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.
“You are hereby directed to appear before the Committee on Justice on April 14, 2026, 10:00 A.M., at the 2nd Floor of the People Center, House of Representatives, and to submit the following documents,” the order read.
The subpoena stems from the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Duterte, based on verified complaints endorsed by several lawmakers.
The House panel specifically required the NBI to produce “duly certified copies of all the records of the NBI’s investigation into the threats made by Vice President Sara Z. Duterte” against President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Romualdez.
It also sought “certified true copies of all documents and photographs gathered in the course of the above-mentioned investigation.”
According to the order, the documents are needed “for the Committee to be apprised of the outcome of the NBI investigation, and the information and evidence gathered by the NBI in the course of its investigation.”
The subpoena was issued “by authority of the Committee,” bearing the signatures of Justice Committee chairperson Atty. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro of Batangas, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, and Secretary General Atty. Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil.
The House panel is currently conducting hearings to determine whether there is sufficient basis to elevate the impeachment complaints to the plenary for transmittal to the Senate.
