NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Authorities in the Philippines have released the man they questioned in connection with the "Love Bug" computer virus. CNN is told they lack the proof to arrest the man, but still are gathering evidence. CNN's Maria Ressa with the latest from Manila.</s>MARIA RESSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After 18 hours of questioning, Filipino Justice officials freed Reomel Ramones, citing insufficient evidence.</s>REOMEL RAMONES, SUSPECT: I am happy that I now have the opportunity to prove my innocence without being detained.</s>RESSA: Agents from the National Bureau of Investigation said Ramones was invited for questioning after a search of this apartment. Officials say they're still waiting to question Ramones' girlfriend, Irene de Guzman. If she does not appear, they will issue a subpoena. This low-tech neighborhood, officials say, is where they believe the world's worst high-tech computer virus came from. They say a computer in this apartment dialed in to the Internet to release the virus. The creator could have been anyone who had access to that computer. Neighbors say as many as five people routinely go in and out of the apartment. But during the raid, investigators found no computer, and that is a problem. Agents say they need more time to analyze the evidence they found.</s>NELSON BARTOLOME, PHILIPPINE INVESTIGATOR: That we are also conducting some follow-up investigation, and some of the evidence we seized. We're still undergoing analysis by our technical personnel.</s>RESSA: Other leads from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation: 10 coded names embedded in the virus program. This could lead to one person or as many as 10, investigators say. Now a connection, NBI officials say, between the coded names and this computer college in Manila. The school says it will cooperate in the investigation. (on camera): But without the computer, all investigators have now are computer diskettes, some magazines and an electronic trail, no hard evidence yet. Still, they say they hope to move forward by questioning more people in the days ahead. Maria Ressa, CNN, Manila.
Philippine Authorities Release Suspect in 'Love Bug' Computer Virus Investigation