Manila Bulletin
Duterte dismisses Trillanes’ plunder accusation: ‘Daldal nang daldal’
President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo to address former senator Antonio Trillanes IV's latest plunder allegations against him.
Duterte dismissed Trillanes' accusations as mere "all talk" and challenged him to a debate.
The President's directive came after Panelo criticized Trillanes for rehashing claims of corruption.
Trillanes alleges that Duterte and Senator Christopher Lawrence Go used their influence to secure PHP6.6 billion in government infrastructure projects for firms owned by Go's family in the Davao region.
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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."
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Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV accused President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go of plunder amounting to P6.6 billion.
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Malacañang is confident that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will be unable to substantiate his renewed plunder accusations against President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go.
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Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Jacinto Paras urged former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to abandon his plans for a national post in the upcoming elections.
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