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‘Duterte created DDS’

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte formed the Davao Death Squad when he was Davao City mayor and paid up to P100,000 depending on the status of...

‘It’s only political drama’

MALACAÑANG said Monday that the disclosures made by a retired policeman are all part of a political drama aimed at ousting President Rodrigo Duterte. “The...

Newsmen denounce bribe tale

COMMUNICATIONS Secretary Martin Andanar said on Monday that several Senate reporters who attended the  press conference of alleged Davao Death Squad team leader Arthur...

Kidnap raps vs ‘hitman’ pressed

THE Justice Department has recommended the filing of kidnapping charges against self-confessed killer Edgar Matobato, who claims to be a member of the Davao...

De Lima on a spot amid Senate probes

THE Senate was off to a tumultuous start in the 17th Congress as the leadership of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III was tested by...

EJK report branded as whitewash

CRYING whitewash, Senator Leila de Lima filed a 150-page dissenting report with 250 pages of annexes to counter the findings of the Senate committee...

Hitman sues Du30 for EJK

SELF-CONFESSED hitman Edgar Matobato on Friday filed a criminal complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against President Rodrigo Duterte and 27 others for...

Gordon’s EJK report triggers uproar

SENATOR Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday branded Senator Richard Gordon a lackey of President Rodrigo Duterte, and said his committee report was a cover-up...

Matobato seeks transfer of trial venue

PROFESSED Davao Death Squad hitman Edgar Matobato on Monday asked the Supreme Court to transfer his trial on charges of illegal possession of firearms...

Gordon panel turns the tables on hitman

THERE is no proof that President Rodrigo Duterte was involved in the Davao Death Squad as claimed by Edgar Matobato who will be charged...

Hitman eyes suit vs Duterte at ICC

PROFESSED hitman Edgar Matobato said he will file a case against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court for his alleged involvement in...

Ex-Davao cop belies death squad claim

THE former chief of Davao City’s PNP Heinous Crime Division on Monday denied the existence of the Davao Death Squad, which was blamed for...

Trillanes levels up

And here I was, thinking that the Senate had finally come to its senses about Mang Edgar, the guy who only went to first...

Shock value

This week we were reminded again that the most riveting hearings do not necessarily make sound cases.  In both chambers of Congress, we saw various...
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