(Eagle News)—The inclusion of athletes Gretchen Ho and Hidilyn Diaz in the newly released matrix which allegedly showed the personalities involved in an ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte can be the product of either one of two things: “excellent intelligence work” or Bikoy’s “infiltration” of the National Security Agency.
This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson who issued a Tweet on Thursday, May 9.
According to Lacson, Diaz, a weightlifter, has brought honor to the country while Ho, a volleyball player, has “carved out a name for herself in her field both through discipline and hard work.”
Both Diaz and Ho have denied the allegations against them.
The Palace has so far released three matrices, including the one released on Wednesday, May 8.
Apart from Ho and Diaz, included in the matrices were the Magdalo group, the Liberal Party, Rappler, Vera Files, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.
Majority of them have denied the claims of their involvement in a supposed ouster plot against Duterte.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has said the matrices were based on intelligence information validated by Duterte.
Duterte has said however that he was not interested in pursuing cases against those who figured in the matrices.
“Lalabas din ang totoo,” Duterte had said.
