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Peter Joemel Advincula, formerly known as Bikoy, is not the first whistle-blower to go public against either President Rodrigo Duterte or his close allies

Edgar Matobato
First went public: September 15, 2016
Status: In hiding

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Self-confessed hitman You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. first surfaced before a Senate hearing on September 15, 2016 where he insisted on the existence of the Davao Death Squad (DDS) – a notorious group known for the reported thousands of killings it conducted during the mayorship of Duterte.

According to Matobato, the group carried out the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of drug users, petty thieves, and other criminals before the targets became people who were at odds with either Duterte or his son, Paolo.

The DDS killings were investigated in 2009 by the Commission on Human Rights headed by now-senator Leila de Lima. (TIMELINE: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)


The Senate probe, meanwhile, was terminated on October 13, 2016. According to then-committee chair Senator Richard Gordon, there is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that Duterte ordered any killings that the DDS allegedly carried out. (READ: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)

In December 2016, Matobato filed before the Office of the Ombudsman You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. against the Duterte father and son, former police chief director general Ronald dela Rosa and 25 alleged DDS members over alleged summary executions in Davao City.

But after testifying before the Senate, Matobato faced a string of arrest warrants.

In October 2016, a Davao court issued an arrest warrant against him for failing to show up for his arraignment over charges of îllégâl possession of firearms filed against him in 2014. He You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame.

He also faces a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. filed by retired agrarian reform adjudicator Abeto Salcedo Jr, whom he allegedly You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.in 2014. Matobato You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in March 2017 after a Digos City Regional Trial Court issued an arrest warrant.

In March 2017, a Panabo City RTC issued an You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.against Matobato in connection with the kidnapping of a certain Sali Makdum in 2002.

Matobato has been in hiding since then.


Arthur Lascañas
First went public: February 20, 2017
Status: In hiding


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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., whom Matobato tagged was Duterte’s “right-hand man," retracted his previous denials and corroborated the earlier claims about his and Duterte’s involvement in the Davao Death Squad. (READ: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)

His 180-degree turn was announced publicly in a February 20, 2017 press conference organized by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG).

The retired Davao policeman said that they were rewarded P20,000 to P100,000 per hit by Duterte. He also confessed to being involved in the murder of his two brothers who were part of the îllégâl drug trade.

The Senate You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. its probe after Lascañas’ confessions. It was terminated after only one hearing on March 6, 2017 with Senator Panfilo Lacson saying that the information presented by the retired Davao police will be “You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..”

Two months after on May 22, 2017, the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs said in a report that the Davao Death Squad You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

In June 2017, Davao City RTC Branch 10 in Davao City ordered the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of Lascañas for murder and two counts of frustrated murder in connection with the death of radio broadcaster You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2003.

Lascañas is currently in hiding outside the Philippines. He left the country on April 8, 2017.


Edgardo Acierto
First went public: March 24, 2019
Status: In hiding

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Veteran anti-drug operative You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. accused President Duterte and the PNP of ignoring an intelligence report on presidential economic adviser Michael Yang’s alleged drug links.

Officials from the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confirmed receiving the documents where Acierto, a former deputy director for administration of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), detailed Yang’s alleged links to îllégâl drugs.

PDEA chief Director General Aaron Aquino said that he delivered the report to Malacañang but the Palace cleared Yang in its own probe.

Acierto was an anti-narcotics operative for 18 years. He was implicated in the shipment of shabu-packed lifters to the Philippines in 2018. The same year, President Duterte accused him of being involved in the îllégâl drug trade with his former teammates in the PNP.

He has been hiding since Duterte’s latest public accusation but went public again on March 24, 2019, to say that “drug lords have penetrated the upper echelons of government” and that “[the President] tolerated them.” (READ: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)

After he surfaced, Duterte asked the military and police You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

Malacañang is currently offering a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of Acierto after Manila RTC Branch 35 issued an You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for his alleged involvement in the importation of shabu in 2018.


Peter Joemel Advincula
First went public: May 6, 2019
Status: In hiding


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Peter Joemel Advincula was only known as Bikoy before he You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. on May 6, 2019, reiterating charges against people close to President Duterte.

In the "Ang Totoong Narcolist" videos that went viral, Advincula claimed that the drug syndicate he worked for also allegedly involved Paolo Duterte and Bong Go, among other businessmen and politicians.

He said that he was part of the "transmitting and facilitating team” that operated in Misibis Bay, Albay, and that part of his work was scanning the tattoos of “senior” members, including Duterte's son and Go.

Advincula said he wants to sue the two and Manases Carpio, the husband of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. He is now seeking legal assistance from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), saying that he is prepared to testify should the Senate launch an investigation.

Prior to going public, the Duterte government has been hell-bent on looking for the people behind the Bikoy videos.

In fact, a webmaster named Rodel Jayme was You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and will be charged with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. over the spreading of videos damaging to Duterte and his family. (READ: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)



Before 2016

Matobato, Lascañas, Acierto, and Advincula are not the only ones who have information on alleged involvement in îllégâl activities of Duterte family members and close allies.

Even before Duterte took office, many already went to key government agencies and disclosed what they knew.

Documents obtained by Rappler from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) show that accusations of summary killings during the mayorship of Duterte were obtained from 4 individuals as early as 2009. (READ: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.)

A You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. published by WikiLeaks also showed that then-CHR Region XI director Alberto Sipaco Jr, a member of Duterte's fraternity Lex Talionis, told then-United States ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenny that Duterte knew about the killings and permitted them.

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Yellowcult lang maniniwala sa mga whistle blower na ito kahit palpak, inconsistent ang mga paratang nito ay siningot pa rin ng mga Yellowcult na parang Shabu dahil against kay Duterte kahit maging mangmang silang mga Dilawan at mawala ang kanilang common sense.

No to Yellow Politics, 30+ yrs sa pulitika pero wla nmn mga hakbang na nagawa para umunlad ang Pilipinas.
 
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