Exactly seven days before the elections, a man who claims to be the “Bikoy,” the anonymous figure behind the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” that links the President’s family and former aide to drug syndicates, showed himself in a press conference to ask for legal assistance.
Peter Joemel Advincula sought the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for legal assistance in filing a case against those he had named in his video serye, on Monday, May 6 at the IBP headquarters in Ortigas.
Advincula’s surface, he said is an assertion that he is a real person and not a “kathang isip (made up)” as other people claim.
He said there were two reasons that triggered his move to show his face to the public.
“Nagdesisyon akong lumabas dahil una – merong banta sa aking buhay. Ikalawa – dahil sa tawag ng konsensya (I decided to come out because one – I have threats to my life. Two – because of the call of conscience),” he said.
“Bikoy” explained that, “Nakikita ko ang pagwasak ng pamilya na dulot ng droga, na kung saan naging bahagi ako sa pagpapakalat nito noong miyembro pa ako ng sindikato (I can see the destruction of families caused by drugs, in which I became part of its spread when I was still a member of the syndicate.”
He, however, clarified that he is not affiliated with any candidates, especially that of the opposition Otso Diretso, or any political party for that matter. He also said that he has no connection with any media personalities or institutions that were in the “Oust Duterte Matrix.” He also negated the claim of Rodel Jayme, the alleged uploader of the “Ang Totoong Narcolist,” saying that he does not know him.
Advincula in his statement also detailed a timeline of his activities before and after his supposed drug trade involvement.
He said that he used to be a Marketing Executive at VitaPlus, and it was in February 2010 when his boss whom he identified as Tess Rañola, transferred him to the Operations Center of the syndicate’s Underground Facilities as a control man of its radio base and CCTV operations. He was then moved to the Transmitting and Facilitating Team.
“Kami ang naghahanda ng monthly Tara – isang internal document ng sindikato, na kung saan nakalista ang monthly allocation ng mga principals ng sindikato. Ito po ‘yung dokumentong ipnakita ko sa video serye (We are the ones who handle the monthly Tara – the internal document of syndicates in which the monthly allocations of syndicate principals are listed. This is the document that I showed in the video serye),” he claimed.
It can be remembered that Rañola filed with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last week a complaint, that led to the arrest of Jayme.
Duterte kin, aide involvement
Advincula proceeded on describing his job when he was still part of the illegal drug trade and his alleged encounters with the Presidential son and former aide.
“Bahagi po ng gawain ng aming team ay ang pag-scan ng mga codes na nakaukit sa tattoo ng mga senior members ng sindikato tulad nina Paolo Duterte at Bong Go. Pinapadala ito sa financial controller ng sindikato na naka-base sa Hong Kong upang ma-validate ang mga transaksyon (Part of the task of our team is to scan the codes embedded on the tattoos of senior members like Paolo Duterte and Bong Go. This is sent to the syndicates’ financial controller who is based in Hong Kong to validate the transactions).” he narrated.
He also added, “Ilang beses din na ako mismo ang nag-i-iscan ng code sa tattoo ni Bong Go, kaya tinitiyak ko po sa inyo na may dragon tattoo siya pati na rin si Paolo Duterte (I have scanned the code on the tattoo of Bong Go, this is why I am sure that he has a dragon tattoo, and Paolo Duterte as well).”
“Bikoy” then said that he was imprisoned because of a fraud case back in 2012, and he was freed in 2016 which was when he decided to change his ways.
However, according to him, an encounter with Go, whom he said recognized his face in a gathering by the company where he works for, changed the owner’s treatment of him. He also claimed getting a warning from a co-worker that his life is in danger.
It was on year 2018 when he decided to quit and go into hiding and expose his knowledge of the underground transactions. “Bikoy” also said that some former members of the syndicate group passed to him some of the documents that appeared on his supposed video.
“Handa po ako humarap sa anumang imbestigasyon ng Senado upang patotohanan ang lahat ng inilabas ko sa video serye (I am prepared to face any investigation by the Senate to prove whatever was exposed in the video serye),” he said.
Advincula asked for the public’s prayers for his safety, then continued saying that the drug problem in the country will continue to proliferate as long as those involved are close to President Rodrigo Duterte.
‘Black propaganda’
Malacañang through Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, in an interview with CNN Philippines on Monday, maintained that the video serye is only black propaganda against the government. Also the President’s chief legal counsel, Panelo said that Go already showed his bareback in a previous briefing, which makes Advincula’s statement untrue.