Tag: Advincula

PNP: Advincula has been discharged from hospital

(Eagle News)–Peter Joemel Advincula has been discharged from the hospital, several days after he was confined there last week after complaining of chest pains. The Philippine National Police said Advincula, who claims to be “Bikoy,” the yellow-hooded figure in the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family, was discharged from the PNP General Hospital after his medical results came out normal. In the video, “Bikoy” accused Duterte’s family of being engaged in the […]

Advincula now out of police custody, says PNP spokesperson

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police announced on Tuesday, June 25, that Peter Joemel Advincula is no longer in its custody. Advincula first came out to say that he was the narrator, known as the hooded “Bikoy,” in the controversial “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos. PNP Spokesperson Police Colonel Bernard Banac said that Advincula is now “free” and is “on his own. “Si Mr. Advincula is free. He is out and not in the […]

Advincula posts bail for other six counts of estafa; PNP says he may avail of temporary liberty as soon as doctor clears him

(Eagle News)–Peter Joemel Advincula has posted bail for the other six counts of estafa he faces, the Philippine National Police said. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, this means Advincula, who was admitted anew to the Philippine General Hospital after he complained of dizziness on Friday afternoon, can leave the medical institution to avail of his temporary liberty as soon as the doctor clears him. Earlier, Albayalde said Advincula posted an P18,000 bail for a […]

Alejano: Trillanes and I are ready to face a Senate probe into Advincula’s allegations

(Eagle News)–Outgoing Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday, May 24, said he and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV were ready to face any Senate probe following the allegations against them by Peter Joemel Advincula. Alejano made the remark in an interview over ANC. “We will face the situation,” he said. Earlier, Senator Panfilo Lacson said he would initiate an inquiry into Advincula’s allegations provided the latter provide “solid, substantial” proof of the same. In a press […]

UPDATED: Advincula says Trillanes, LP behind “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos

(Eagle News)–The man who claimed he was “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos on Thursday, May 23, said  Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and the Liberal Party   were behind the same. “Itong paputok kay Bikoy [ay] para ma-discredit si Senator-elect Bong Go, ‘yung iba pang mga sangkot na pulitiko… ‘Yun ay pawang orchestrated lamang ng Liberal Party under the handle of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV,” Peter Joemel Advincula said  in a press conference after his […]

PNP launches manhunt for Advincula who has arrest warrants for estafa, illegal recruitment issued in 2007

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police has launched a manhunt for Peter Joemel Advincula, alias Bikoy, who has pending cases for estafa and large scale illegal recruitment before local courts. “The manhunt operation is underway to find him and to serve the pending warrants of arrest against Advincula, who surfaced before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines as ‘Bikoy’,” said PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde, in a statement, on Friday. The PNP chief […]

IBP rejects Advincula’s request for legal assistance, says he had not met agency’s standards

  (Eagle News) – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines has rejected the request for legal assistance of Peter Joemel Advincula, the man claiming to be the “Bikoy” in the video series which alleged that some members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family had drug links. It said that the IBP’s National Center for Legal Aid (NCLA) had determined that Advincula had not met the standards it had set for legal assistance. “Mr. Advincula came to […]

Palace bares Liberal Party, Magdalo links to alleged plot to discredit Duterte gov’t through Bikoy videos

  (Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, May 8, presented a detailed analysis of the various personalities connected to the “Bikoy” videos, including its distribution to the public, tagging members of the Liberal Party and the Magdalo group in the plan the main goal of which was to discredit the Duterte government. “What is important is that it appears from this diagram that the Liberal party, the Magdalo, and the other groups […]

IBP says Advincula who claims to be “Bikoy” not yet vetted, held presscon in IBP without their knowledge

(Eagle News) – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said that it had not yet accepted under its program for free legal aid the man who recently surfaced, claiming to the “Bikoy” in the viral videos who accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s family of having links with the illegal drug trade. IBP’s incoming president Domingo Cayosa said that Peter Joemel Advincula did not also inform the IBP that he would be holding a press conference […]