(Eagle News)—The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo slammed critics who say she was behind the man who was arrested for spreading the “Bikoy” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family after pictures of her and the suspect surfaced online.
“Malinaw na paninira na naman ito,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, said.
According to Gutierrez, in the first place, no “Rodel Jayme” is working for the Office of the Vice President or for Robredo.
He said if it were true that Jayme was indeed with Robredo in the picture, “siya ay isa sa libu-libong naging supporter noong kampanya ng 2016 na bumibisita sa opisina at nagpakuha ng picture kasama si VP Leni.”
“Wala itong napapatunayan kundi madaling maghanap ng photo sa Facebook, at gumawa ng anumang kuwento tungkol dito, gaya ng ilang ulit nang ginawa sa mga miyembro ng oposisyon, kasama na si VP Leni,” he said.
According to Gutierrez, it was “saddening” that one of those who supported Robredo was being used for “ganitong klaseng paninira.”
“Ito’y isa na namang paraan para isantabi ang mga seryoso at lubos na nakakabahalang alegasyon sa exposé video sa pamamagitan ng pagdikit nito kay VP Leni at sa oposisyon,” he said.
“Nakapagtataka lamang na imbes na tingnan muna kung may katotohanan ang mga malalim na alegasyon sa video—halimbawa, sa simpleng pag-verify ng mga binanggit na bank accounts—mas binigyan pa ng pansin ang pag-imbestiga sa gumawa at naglabas nito,” he added.
