Sen.TrillanesIV tells President Duterte over money-collection claim

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV dared President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday to file charges against him if indeed he had been collecting money from big businessmen.

“That is a lie coming from a pathological liar,” Trillanes said in a statement, reacting to Duterte’s reported allegation against him.

“Kung totoo yan, ilabas n’ya ang mga detalye at kasuhan n’ya ako. Haharapin ko ‘yan,” he said.

Trillanes pointed out that all his accusations against the President were backed up by specific details, documents, and even witnesses.READ: Duterte son: ‘Trillanes making money in Lascañas circus’

He said he also filed charges in court against Duterte so he could present evidence in a proper forum.

“Pero nagtatago sya hanggang ngayon. Kaya tama na ang pambobola, buksan mo na ‘yung mga bank accounts,” Trillanes said.

The senator earlier accused Duterte of having more than P2.2 billion in bank deposits before he became president.

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Trillanes earlier presented purported bank records of Duterte’s account in the Bank of the Philippine Islands. However, the bank denied that the senator’s documents were from them.

The senator also presented witnesses, who had linked Duterte in the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS), which he allegedly ordered to kill people when he was still Davao City Mayor.

Witnesses Efren Matobato and Arturo Lacanas, who both claimed to be members of the DDS, testified before the Senate but some senators doubted their claims. Lascanas even admitted lying under oath.