GMA News
Paolo Duterte, Yang's lawyer cast doubt on Guban's credibility
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte denies knowing former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer Jimmy Guban, dismissing him as an unreliable witness.
Guban had claimed during a House quad-committee hearing that he received a death threat through an emissary if he were to name Rep. Duterte, Atty. Manases Carpio, and Michael Yang as involved in the missing shabu shipment.
The former BOC official stated that Paul Gutierrez, allegedly from Benny Antiporda's staff, delivered the threat, which also included a threat against Guban's child.
Rep. Duterte asserted that he has never had any dealings or connection with Guban, thus finding no reason for any threat to be made against him.
The lawmaker specifically stated, "Hindi ko po kilala si Jimmy Guban at sigurado ako na hindi rin niya ako kilala. Wala kaming anumang transaction o ugnayan kaya walang rason na siya ay pagbantaan kung babanggitin man niya ang pangalan ko."
🤖
This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.
News Sources
See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.
A former Bureau of Customs (BOC) official, Jimmy Guban, testified in a joint congressional hearing that he was informed the P6.8 billion shabu shipment seized in 2018 belonged to Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte's husband Mans Carpio, and former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang.
Read more →
Former Bureau of Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban has linked Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, Mans Carpio (husband of Vice President Sara Duterte), and former economic adviser Michael Yang to the 2018 magnetic lifters case involving P11 billion worth of illegal drugs.
Read more →
Paul Gutierrez, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), has denied claims by former Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban that he acted as an emissary to warn Guban against implicating Congressman Paolo Duterte, Manases Carpio, and Michael Yang in a 2018 shabu importation case.
Read more →
Vice President Sara Duterte stated she cannot comment on the alleged involvement of her husband, Manases Carpio, and brother, Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte, in the smuggling of PHP11 billion worth of shabu in 2018.
Read more →