House lawmakers dispute Duterte's claims on Trillanes

Lawmakers from the House of Representatives have disputed former President Rodrigo Duterte's claims that ex-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is an attack dog for Malacañang.

During a Monday press briefing at Batasang Pambansa, Reps Francisco Paolo Ortega V and Jefferson Khonghun noted that Trillanes has consistently been critical of Duterte since 2016.

Khonghun emphasized that the issues raised by Trillanes predate Duterte's presidency and questioned the validity of Duterte's allegations.

Trillanes challenged Duterte to sign a bank secrecy waiver during a quad committee hearing on November 13, but Duterte has yet to execute it under oath as promised.

The congressmen stressed that Trillanes is doing his own investigation and not acting as an attack dog for Malacañang, while Duterte's ally Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez criticized the Quad Comm hearing as a 'big political dud'.