yourself that matobato is living through his teeth. reporter: the president s communications secretary says if the testimony was credible, police would have built a case. the dava death squad people are talking about is all lend, it a legend. i did kill. reporter: duterte tells me he personally gunned down tli people while mayor of davao to set an example for his officers. but in media interviews, he says he doesn t remember matobato and denies ordering vigilante killings. for several years, matobato was in official witness protection. now that duterte s the president, he s just in hiding. we meet at a safe house several hours from manila. he s moved at least ten times in the last year and is currently facing charges of kidnapping and illegal firearms possession. i was told to cut the body parts into pieces, he says.