Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be the hooded man in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, claimed that the information he divulged in the clips that went viral on social media was fake and that the Liberal Party, was behind them.
Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy”, said Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th was behind the production of the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos.
“We met several times about the video,” he told reporters in a news conference at Camp Crame, headquarters of the Philippine National Police.
Weeks ago, Advincula surfaced at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, seeking legal counsel. At the time, he attested to the legitimacy of all his claims in the videos, including the involvement in the illegal drug trade of members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family.
But on Thursday, Advincula said all allegations of the videos were false.
"If the public will still believe me after this, all that happened in the 'Ang Totoong Narcolist,' all that I recorded, all those were scripted, lies because the opposition camp wanted to divert the issue, the attention of the public from the high [approval] ratings of the administration," he said in Filipino.
Advincula alleged that the plan would allow Vice President Leni Robredo to “appoint a certain congressman or senator to be the vice president” and that person would be Trillanes.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson dismissed Advincula’s claim.
The senator, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd earlier branded Advincula alias Bikoy as a "liar."
"As far as I am concerned, being a former law enforcement officer with quite good experience in intelligence and investigation, Bikoy has to show more than just a narration of what he says now as the real facts," Lacson said. “He suffers from a serious credibility problem that he must overcome if he wants to be believed this time.”
"He can only do it by presenting solid and substantial proof of his alleged meetings and regular communication with the people that he is now turning the tables on," he added.
NEIL JAYSON N. SERVALLOS and BERNADETTE TAMAYO