Paras tells Trillanes to drop national post bid

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.

Paras criticized Trillanes for accusing President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go of plunder, calling him a "liar" and "dumb" and advising the public to disregard him.

Paras also accused Trillanes of being the "most corrupt" senator for allegedly overpaying his consultants.

Trillanes dismissed Paras' remarks as coming from an "irrelevant and insignificant" person, suggesting it was an attempt to change the subject from the plunder allegations.

The former senator maintained that Duterte and Go are guilty of plunder, citing Commission on Audit (COA) documents that reportedly show Duterte awarded contracts worth Ph 6.6 billion to Bong Go's family company.

Trillanes has accepted the nomination by opposition coalition 1Sambayan to run for president or vice president and will only back down if Vice President Leni Robredo decides to run.