Bong Go dismisses Trillanes' corruption allegations as rehashed lies

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go dismissed former senator Antonio Trillanes IV's allegations of corruption and plunder against him and President Rodrigo Duterte as "rehashed lies" and "invented stories."

Trillanes alleged that a construction firm owned by Go's father and half-brother secured P6.6 billion worth of government contracts, with the transactions reportedly occurring in Davao City and Davao region when Duterte was mayor.

Go questioned Trillanes' motive for the delayed revelation of evidence and accused him of spreading "old issues" due to the upcoming 2022 elections.

The Senator challenged Trillanes to present evidence and file cases, stating that he had previously done so in September 2018.

Go asserted that the transactions underwent public bidding and proper procurement procedures, and he never allowed his family to ask him for favors.

He further claimed that Trillanes was "poisoning the minds of Filipinos for selfish interest" instead of helping them.

Go also alluded to Trillanes as "the real Bikoy," referring to Peter Joemel Advincula, who had previously accused people close to Duterte of accepting drug money but later retracted his claims and accused the opposition Liberal Party and Trillanes of being behind the videos.