Jeremy Lotoc

Jeremy C. Lotoc (born 1975/1976) is a Filipino lawyer from Leyte. Since January 2026, he has been serving as the regional head of the National Bureau of Investigation for the Bangsamoro region (BARMM).

During his tenure as chief of the NBI Cybercrime Division, Lotoc led the investigation into the 2024 assassination threat of Vice President Sara Duterte towards President Bongbong Marcos, and led an espionage investigation that resulted in the arrest of three alleged spies for China in January 2025.

Education

Lotoc passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 2012.[1] In 2014, Lotoc graduated from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Academy, Batch 47–18.[2]

Career

In 2017, Lotoc was cited as a member the Cybercrime Division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).[3]

From February 2023 to 2025, Lotoc headed both the Cybercrime Division and the Special Task Force of the NBI.[4][5][6][7] In May 2023, the Cybercrime Division under Lotoc made an immediate investigation into multiple bomb threats against the National Privacy Commission, resulting in the arrest of a 37-year-old male suspect in Aklan days after the threats were made.[8] In January 2025, three alleged spies for China (a Chinese male and two Filipino associates) were found and arrested through an investigation done by the NBI Cybercrime Division, with Lotoc holding a press conference on the arrest alongside Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr. of the Armed Forces.[9] In August 2025, Lotoc was appointed NBI regional director for the Mimaropa region, and by 2026, he became regional director for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).[10]

In April 2026, during a House Committee on Justice hearing on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, Lotoc confirmed that the NBI has found evidence that Duterte made contact with a contract killer, which aligned with her assassination threat against President Bongbong Marcos from November 2024.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Bar passing rate hits new low". Rappler. Manila, Philippines. March 20, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2026. 520. LOTOC, Jeremy
  2. ↑ Wen Er (July 19, 2025). "Celebrating 11 Years of Service". Instagram. Meta Platforms, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2026. Congratulations to our very own, our batch president RD Atty. JCL, the first Regional Director from our batch[...]
  3. ↑ Lopez, Virgil (July 10, 2017). "Aguirre orders revamp of 2 NBI units amid corruption probe". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ Untalan, Sherylin (March 16, 2023). "Suspect in annulment processing scam nabbed in QC". GMA News Online (in English and Filipino). Retrieved July 6, 2026. [...] said NBI Cybercrime Division chief Jeremy Lotoc.
  5. ↑ "Solon wants stiffer penalties vs. person selling registered SIM". Philippine News Agency. Manila. September 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (June 21, 2024). "NBI probes Manila Bulletin's editor for alleged hacking". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (January 20, 2025). "Chinese engineer, 2 Filipinos nabbed for espionage targeting PH security". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ Noriega, Richa (May 19, 2023). "Authorities nab NPC bomb threat suspect". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ Bautista, Jane (January 21, 2025). "Chinese man, 2 Filipinos charged with spying". Inquirer.net. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ Salonga, Kaxandra (March 17, 2026). "Bernardo testifies he got annual P10-million 'balato' from Zaldy Co via ex-DPWH-Mimaropa chief". ABS-CBN News. Manila. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ Ong, Ghio; Porcalla, Delon (April 30, 2026). "NBI Confirms VP Duterte Hired Assassin To Kill Marcos". One News. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
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