Manila, April 22 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday filed criminal charges against four individuals for allegedly spreading incendiary fake news on social media against the Philippine government from abroad.

The NBI identified the four as Maricel Tondi whose social media handle is "wild.flower269," "Olarte Bingkai" and "Bae Lebon Blaan" and whose last known address is in Davao Occidental but is currently in Saudi Arabia; Jennifer dela Cruz aka "Jose Fernandez Cruz" whose last known address is in Tarlac but who is currently in New Zealand; Jacinta Antasuda with last known address at Catigbian, Bohol and currently in the United Kingdom; and Cherry Lyn Capanas, whose last known address is in Pampanga but is apparently ...