Template:Did you know nominations/Edgar Matobato

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... that former hitman Edgar Matobato fled the Philippines with a fake passport while posing as a gardener?

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/asia/philippines-hit-man-confession.html}}
ALT1: ... that the Catholic Church hid hitman and whistleblower Edgar Matobato for years before exfiltrating him out of the Philippines? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/asia/philippines-hit-man-confession.html
ALT2: ... that former hitman Edgar Matobato was the first to blow the whistle on the existence of the Davao Death Squad? Source: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/edgar-matobato-duterte-whistleblower-safe-after-fleeing-country/
ALT3: ... that hitman and whistleblower Edgar Matobato left the Philippine witness protection program right before his alleged former boss became the country's president? Source: https://pcij.org/2025/01/17/the-making-of-edgar-matobato/
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Comment: It's kinda hard to balance between entertaining and accusatory. Main hook is safest, but I think ALT3 is most engaging. Worth noting that everyone involved here is a living person, so BLP applies.

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Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.}}

Chlod (say hi!) 20:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

Article new enough (promoted Apr 25), long enough (9000 B). GA quality, with no copyvio or sourcing issues. ALT0, ALT1, and ALT3 are interesting and verified in sources. If I had to pick, I would probably go with ALT0, but ALT1 would also be good since it feels unexpected. I think the hooks are acceptable and do not seem accusatory, as you say. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:08, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
: oops forgot the tick 16px — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:09, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

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