Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp said Friday, March 6, that they want Ramil Madriaga, a self-confessed bagman for Duterte, “alive and in the pink of health,” stressing she has nothing to do with any threats to his life.
Lawyer Salvador Panelo explained that Madriaga is the only one who can admit that he fabricated his testimony against the Vice President and identify his handlers.
And if Madriaga insists on standing by his claims, Panelo added, they want him to come forward and provide details to his overly general and “obviously fabricated accusations,” so the defense can “shatter” them.
“VP Sara has nothing to do with any death threats to Madriaga, and we join any calls to provide him with additional protection,” Panelo said.
Duterte recently filed a perjury complaint against Madriaga, who claimed to be her former aide tasked with delivering large sums of money to various individuals on her instruction.
Duterte said the move was necessary because “We could not allow invented stories to deceive the public.” (Joseph Pedrajas)
