Template:Did you know nominations/Edgar Matobato

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Edgar Matobato

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

• 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.

Improved to Good Article status by Chlod (talk). 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 — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:09, 1 June 2025 (UTC)