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in BustedBusted: Duterte fan pages claimed it’s “confirmed” that De Lima paid Matobato, but they used MISLEADING title
Duterte Facebook fan pages shared an article with a shocking title and caption claiming that it is confirmed that self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato has been been paid by Senator Leila De Lima to ruin President Rodrigo Duterte. These pages include “Duterte Daily News,” “Duterte News Tambayan,” and “Balitang OFW Duterte Supporters.” […] More
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in NewsMatobato asks SC to transfer his case from Davao City to Manila
Confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato on Monday, October 24, seeks the help of the Supreme Court for protection from President Rodrigo Duterte. Matobato asked the Supreme Court to transfer his criminal case of illegal possession of firearms from Davao City, which is the hometown of the President, to Manila. He also asked […] More
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in NewsMatobato’s camp plans to file complaint against Duterte in Int’l Criminal Court
A confessed hitman and member of the Lambada boys which is the antecedent of the so-called Davao Death Squad, Edgar Matobato looks into filing a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for “crimes against humanity” in front of the International Criminal Court, according to his lawyer. In Matobato’s claims during the Senate’s probe, he stated that […] More
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in BustedBusted: Did Matobato apologize for ‘destroying’ Duterte? No, he was apologizing for his killings!
Several Duterte and Marcos Facebook fan pages shared an article about Senate witness and self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato apologizing for “destroying” President Rodrigo Duterte. [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] We clicked on the article they shared that was published by Newstrendph. According to the article, Matobato said he was sorry […] More
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in NewsHow Trillanes fact-checked Matobato’s testimonies
In his privilege speech on Monday, September 26, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV fact-checked the testimonies of self-confessed Davao Death Squad member Edgar Matobato. While admitting the fact that Matobato did make several inconsistent statements, he considered those as trivial inconsistencies. He attributed these to Matobato finishing only Grade 1, not being fluent in speaking Filipino, […] More
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in NewsMatobato tells Senate he won’t run even if he gets killed, seeks justice for himself and his victims
“Maski patayin ako, hindi na ako tatakbo.” This is Edgar Matobato’s statement when he testified at the Senate hearing for the second time on Thursday, September 22. Matobato confessed to being a member of the Davao Death Squad and has accused President Rodrigo Duterte and several cops in Davao City of being involved with the […] More
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in NewsSan Beda dean hits Aguirre, suggests his witnesses need a more competent script-writer
During the House committee on justice’s inquiry on Tuesday, September 20, into the alleged proliferation of illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II presented several witnesses. These include Herbert Colangco, one of the high profile NBP inmates convicted for kidnapping and robbery; Rodolfo Magleo, a former police chief inspector […] More
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in BustedBusted: Sotto to file charges against de Lima? It’s an unverified claim with a misleading title
A blog named We Blog PH or Trending News Ph File puts out news of Senator Tito Sotto planning to file a case against Senator Leila De Lima for allegedly presenting a ‘fake’ witness to the stand. According to the article, self-confessed Davao Death Squad member and Senate witness Edgar Matobato admitted to not knowing […] More
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in BustedBusted: Matobato admitted he lied and apologized to Duterte? It’s from a satire blog!
Facebook fan pages for Duterte shared an article about self-confessed Davao Death Squad member Edgar Matobato admitting to and apologizing about lying when he accused the president of ordering the killings of several people. Based on the page’s captions, they truly seemed to believe that the article is true. [50_50_first][/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] The first post has […] More
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in NewsDuterte ignores allegations by ‘DDS’ member Matobato
President Rodrigo Duterte has kept mum after by a self-confessed Davao Death Squad member accused him of ordering the killing of some 1,000 suspected criminals and rivals while he was Davao City mayor. Duterte’s aides also dismissed the allegations. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Duterte has not responded to any of the allegations thrown […] More
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in BustedBusted: Cayetano took UN Special Rapporteur’s report on DDS out of context
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano claimed that even the Commission on Human Rights denied the existence of the Davao Death Squad (DDS). He made the statement during the third hearing of the Senate probe into the killings related to the government’s war on drugs on September 15. This is also what he told the witness and […] More
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in News‘Good Samaritans’ providing temporary sanctuary for Senate witness Matobato – Trillanes
Senator Antonio Tillanes IV said on Friday that ‘good Samaritans” have provided temporary sanctuary for the Senate witness Edgar Matobato, who confessed to be a former member of the “Davao Death Squad.” Trillanes made the statement after expressing disappointment over Senate President Koko Pimentel’s decision to deny the request of the Senate Committee on Justice […] More
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