Former president Rodrigo Duterte gave some rather unique, if not unflattering descriptions for his sons Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte and Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte to his alleged former aid Ramil Madriaga.

Madriaga, a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) detainee-turned-witness in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, read and submitted his supplementary affidavit to the House Committee on Justice on Tuesday, April 14.

The 24-page document gave an idea of just how closely Madriaga worked with former president Duterte, and eventually with Vice President Duterte.

The particular resource person confirmed the long-held notion that impeachment respondent Sara was the former president's favorite child. But what about Pulong and Baste?

Paragraph 13 of Madriaga's affidavit read: "PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) also asked me to profile individuals associated with Sara because she is his favorite among his children. PRRD wanted Sara in politics instead of Paolo Duterte ('Polong') and Sebastian Duterte ('Baste') who he characterized as 'baliw' and 'bading', respectively."

Madriaga recounted the first time he was introduced to Sara some eight years ago.

"Sometime in 2018, PRRD asked Sara to go to his home in Taal St., Bangkal, Davao City to discuss the upcoming local elections in Davao Citv where Sara was going to run for re-election as mayor. During this meeting PRRD introduced me to Sara and told me "Ram, ikaw na bahala kay Inday (Ram, you take care of Inday from now on)," he said.

"Since then, I have frequently met and discussed with Sara regarding various matters. However, she gave me strict instructions that all conversations should be done, as much as possible, by call, and minimize text messages," Madriaga told the House panel, which had been conducting the impeachment hearings on the determination of probable cause.

Madriaga allegedly went on to serve as Sara's trusted person and bagman, until they had a falling out.

Also during the hearing, Madriaga formally waived his bank secrecy rights to allow the committee to examine the accounts he identified in his supplementary affidavit.

"I admit that during PRRD’s term as President, I served as a dummy for the transfer of large amounts of money...Despite only earning P100,000 to P150,000 from my services to PRRD, millions of pesos went through bank accounts opened for me by close associates of PRRD,” he noted.

Madriaga said the accounts—spread across multiple banks in Makati, Pasig, and Pampanga—were used for transactions described to him as tied to “intelligence operations” and laundering.

“However, I have never personally opened these accounts or appeared before the said banks to process any application in relation thereto. These were opened by people close to PRRD who informed me that money will be transferred to these accounts for ‘intelligence operations’ and for laundering,” he said.

Madriaga said he was instructed to sign blank checks tied to the accounts.

“I was later instructed to sign entire checkbooks where the amounts and payees are left blank. I agreed to do this because, at the time, I had complete trust in PRRD and his close associates,” said the detainee.

Madriaga recalled making multiple large cash movements: “I distinctly remember that PRRD directed me on three separate occasions to pick up P100,000,000 from a bank inside a mall in Lubao, Pampanga, which were all delivered to Malacañang,” he said.

He also cited specific documentary evidence attached to his affidavit, including two Landbank manager’s checks issued under his name totaling P89 million, which he said were intended for delivery to a safehouse in Eastwood, Quezon City.

Copies of the checks were attached to his affidavit as Annexes “A” and “A-1".