Lotoc identified himself as NBI regional director for BARMM and former chief of the Cybercrime Division. He was the sitting's only sworn witness.
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July 13, 2026
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Jeremy C. Lotoc
National Bureau of Investigation regional director for BARMM and former Cybercrime Division chief; prosecution witness
He said the investigation began on November 23, 2024 and described a workflow of identifying and preserving digital evidence, collecting it, generating a hash value, storing it, and proceeding to analysis and legal evaluation.
Lotoc said the NBI assessed recorded statements through their delivery, addressees, relationships, recipients' reactions, intent, capability, and motive. These were the bureau's investigative judgments, not findings adopted by the court.
Lotoc said the Cybercrime Division did not investigate whether anyone had actually been instructed or engaged to carry out a killing and that other NBI offices would be better positioned to address that subject.
He understood the NBI referral to remain in preliminary investigation and said the bureau had received no further Justice Department update. He described the NBI findings as recommendations for DOJ evaluation rather than binding adjudications.