Tag: Davao Death Squad (DDS)

Senate panel: No proof of state-sponsored slays, DDS in Duterte’s drug war

(Eagle News)– Eleven senators have signed the committee report saying there was no proof of government-sanctioned killings related with President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs. The report also said the committee saw no evidence to prove the existence of Davao Death Squad (DDS). The report was principally drafted by Senators Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson, chair of the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and public order and dangerous drugs, which jointly held […]

Pacquiao: Matobato a ‘coached’ witness

(Eagle News)– At the resumption of Senate hearing on drug slays, Senator Manny Pacquiao stressed on Thursday (September 22) confessed hitman and supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato is a coached witness. “Because of your testimony, pa-iba-iba siya. So iniisip ko talaga na may nag-co-coach sayo, at may nagtuturo sa iyo,” Pacquiao said during his inquiry to Matobato. “Pag-apppear mo dito sa Senado, ang statement mo, pag-dinig namin, gulat lahat, galing ng statement. […]