Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. 好色先生TV FILE PHOTO
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is allegedly keeping more hidden wealth aside from the reported P211 million bank deposits that he did not declare in his statement of assets, liabilities and networth in 2014, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Wednesday.
鈥淪a 2014 pa lang 鈥榶an. Pero meron pa tayong vini-verify ulit at vina-validate at pagka na-validate natin 鈥榶an, lalabas tayo at lalabas ulit yan, higit na mas malaki d鈥檡an,鈥� Trillanes said in a phone patch interview with Senate reporters.
(That was only from 2014. We are still verifying and validating a report, and once it is validated, we will reveal it because it鈥檚 probably bigger (than the amount already reported).)
鈥淵ung P211 million, 鈥榶an 鈥榶ung sa 2014 pero maraming higit pa r鈥檡an. 鈥榊un lang kailangan kasing i-validiate ng mga auditors, ng mga accountants 鈥榶ung mga figures,鈥� he added.
(The P211 million was only from 2014. There鈥檚 more. But the auditors and accountants are still validating it.)
The senator earlier disclosed that Duterte, the frontrunner in the presidential surveys, allegedly had at least P211 million in an account at Bank of the Philippine Island branch on Julia Vargas Avenue in Pasig City jointly with daughter Sara.
On Duterte鈥檚 69th birthday on March 28, 2014, eight cash deposits totaling P197 million were reportedly credited to the mayor鈥檚 bank account in the BPI Julia Vargas branch.
READ: Trillanes: Duterte didn鈥檛 declare P211M in SALN
Asked why he is exposing this only now, Trillanes said: 鈥淓 sana nga kung nakuha ko ito ng mas maaga, e 鈥榙i nailabas ko to, ngayon lang ibinigay (If only I had gotten it earlier, then I would have exposed it earlier. But it was given to me only now),鈥� he said.
鈥淎pparently maraming nagmamahal sa ating bayan at maraming natatakot na magkaroon tayo ng isang psychopath as commander in chief (Apparently, many people who love the country are scared that we may have a psychopath commander in chief),鈥� he said, apparently referring the leading presidential bet.
鈥淪inasabi ko na sa kanya e, don鈥檛 mess with me e鈥agpapanggap s鈥檡a na mahirap, niloloko n鈥檡a ang tao pero may daan-daang milyon s鈥檡a sa banko na nakapangalan sa kanya ha. Hindi pa natin pinag-uuspaan kung saan n鈥檡a pinagtatago 鈥榶ung iba.鈥�
(I already warned him not to mess with me. He鈥檚 pretending to be poor and fooling the people, and it turns out that he has millions stashed in banks. We are not even talking about his other hidden wealth.)
READ: Duterte on Trillanes: 鈥楤e careful with that idiot鈥�
If his allegations were not true, the senator then dared Duterte to issue a waiver and allow the opening of his bank accounts.
鈥淜ung fabricated e, di maggawa ka ng waiver na 鈥榮ige tingnan mo kung may account ako d鈥檡an, itong waiver sa specific bank na 鈥榶an.鈥� Napakadaling gawin noon, walang mawawala sa kanya,鈥� said Trillanes, who is running for vice president.
(If he claims it is fabricated, then he should make a waiver that says, 鈥済o ahead and take a look at this bank account.鈥� It will be easy for him to do and he stands nothing to lose.)
鈥淎ko, I stand by my information. Ilang beses ko nang ginawa ko ito before. Hindi pa tayo napapahiya. Lahat ng prenesent sa mga investigation even before that, lumabas ang totoo.鈥�
(I stand by my information. I have done this before. I have not failed. The truth eventually came out thanks to the evidence we presented in the investigation.)
It was also Trillanes, who initiated the corruption allegations against Duterte鈥檚 rival, Vice President Jejomar Binay.
The senator is supporting the presidential bid of Senator Grace Poe, who was trailing Duterte in the latest surveys. IDL
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