Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Trillanes on Duterte's 'admission' of corruption

July 11, 2017 0

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Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said President Rodrigo Duterte had already admitted stealing government money so the investigation on his plunder case should be expedited.

During his speech at the 140th founding anniversary of the Philippine Chinese Charitable Association Inc. last June 29, Duterte expressed anger over the continued corruption in government. He then jokingly cited himself as a former corrupt official and admitted to having committed theft.

Duterte said: “I hate corruption. Hindi ako nagmamalinis. Marami rin akong nanakaw pero naubos na, so wala na (I don’t pretend to be clean. I have also stolen a lot but I’ve already spent it all, so it’s all gone).”

For Trillanes, the president’s statement is enough proof of corruption.

Responding to Trillanes, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella chided the senator for lacking a sense of humor for taking seriously the jest of Duterte.

“I have filed a case against him before the Ombudsman, along with the necessary evidence to support the case. This admission should be a reason to expedite the investigation,” Trillanes said.

Duterte has denied the claims of Trillanes.