MANILA, Philippines — Self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato, who has testified against former President Rodrigo Duterte has left the country.
free house of funThe New York Times story reported on January 5 that Edgar Matobato obtained a new passport and identity, along with a new job description, as he left the Philippines
“Mr. Matobato had managed to obtain a new identity with a new passport and a new job description: gardener. He practiced saying his new name, first, middle and last, but the syllables came out funny, with a question mark hanging over them. His thick hair had been shaved, and he wore large glasses and a gray goatee,” the New York Times story read.
“While he initially resisted, he was unfortunately shot in the leg and later taken aboard a boat heading toward the high seas,” Masauding said in a briefing here.
The Department of Justice, however, has yet to confirm Matobato’s exit from the country.
In a message to the STAR, Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said that the bureau will probe the information about Matobato, as he used a “new identity.”
“We will be conducting an investigation into the information stated in the article,” Sandoval said.
Matobato is a self-confessed member of the Davao Death Squad, the group that allegedly carried out extra-judicial killings in Davao City during the tenure of Duterteextreme gaming 88, former president and former Davao mayor. — with reports from the STAR/ Daphne Galvez.
