The Commission on Human Rights on Friday raised concern over the National Bureau of Investigation's statement that dummy accounts on Facebook could be a possible glitch.
"We note the statements from the National Bureau of Investigation that it will investigate the matter, despite being quick to attribute the incident to a possible glitch, as well as the ongoing coordination of the National Privacy Commission with Facebook Philippines to look into the issue," lawyer-spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said.
"The CHR, however, continues to express grave concern," she added.
The agency expressed alarm over a number of dummy accounts created from original profiles on social media site Facebook.
"Journalists, students, and ordinary citizens were subjects of this unexpected trend. Some of the said dummy accounts are empty, others have pictures and a few added friends," De Guia said in a statement.
"To date, some of these accounts have been taken down also due to aggressive reporting from concerned Facebook users," she noted.