Manila Bulletin
Roque taunts Trillanes: 'You can't prove anything'
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.
Trillanes has accused Duterte and Go of plunder amounting to PHP6.6 billion concerning public works contracts awarded to a construction company belonging to Go's family.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque characterized the allegations as "rehashed" and previously unproven claims made by Trillanes.
Roque asserted that accusations similar to these have been made in the past without substantiation and expressed certainty that Trillanes will fail to prove them again.
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