Matibag to Leviste: No one ordering me to conduct probeMANILA, Philippines — Personal ties will not stop the National Bureau of Investigation from probing an alleged plot to fabricate a scandal against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, NBI Director Melvin Matibag told Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste. After being accused by Leviste of “only following orders,” Matibag stressed that “no one is ordering me. Paras supposedly claimed Leviste financed a human trafficking operation to frame Recto. Viber messages between Paras and a talent manager arrested on July 28 in the trafficking operation were recovered, Matibag said. He urged Leviste and Paras to honor the subpoenas and present their side before the NBI.