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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the government was building a case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV—whom at one point he called “crazy”— over his alleged offshore bank accounts. According to the President, the amount in these accounts was less than the required amount to raise red flags. He said Trillanes–who also has a “(disbursement acceleration program) problem” — maintains these offshore accounts with other Chinese. “Even if he signs […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of owning bank accounts outside the country. “I’m coming out with Trillanes’ bank accounts all over,” the President said in his speech during the closing ceremony of the 26th Mindanao Business Conference in Cagayan de Oro. Duterte made the announcement after Trillanes accused his son, Paolo, and son-in-law Mans Carpio of owning more than P100 million each in each of their accounts, of […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang thanked the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for inviting presidential son, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, and son-in-law Atty. Manases Carpio and giving them a chance to air their side. This was amid the allegations made by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV linking the two with the controversial smuggling activities at the Bureau of Commission “We thank the blue ribbon committee for giving Vice Mayor Duterte and Atty. Carpio the chance […]
(Eagle News) — They’re pure baloney, wild propaganda. This was how the lawyer of Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte described Senator Antonio Trillanes’ allegations against his client. According to Rainier Madrid, who is also the vice mayor’s spokesperson, Trillanes’ claims the younger Duterte was a member of a triad, and was involved in illegal activities with corrupt Customs officials and employees, were only meant to “create perceptions in the minds of people.” For this, Madrid […]
Gordon warns Trillanes vs making “baseless allegations” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes on Thursday accused Davao Vice Mayor of being a member of a “triad” based on a supposed tattoo on the presidential son’s back. But Senator Richard Gordon, Senate blue ribbon committee chair, warned Trillanes against making “baseless allegations.” Trillanes said the “dragon” tattoo the presidential son supposedly had was the “physical proof” that he was a member of the syndicate, based on […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has arrived at the Senate. The presidential son was seen in the premises past 9:30 a.m. He is currently being held outside the plenary. He and his brother in law Mans Carpio were invited by the Senate blue ribbon committee to shed light on the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment via Customs express lanes in the country in May. This was after fixer Mark Taguba claimed […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio will be attending the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Thursday. The President’s son and son-in-law confirmed their attendance only hours after the Senate blue ribbon committee issued the invitation for them to attend. “We duly recognize the coercive powers of the Senate of the Philippines as part of the legislative branch of government and their authority to conduct an inquiry in aid of […]
(Eagle News) — After citing the names of Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and presidential son-in-law Manases “Mans” Carpio in a senate hearing on Thursday, customs broker Mark Taguba apologized in writing to the President’s family clearing the two of any involvement in bribery and illegal drugs smuggling. The apology was contained in a statement sent by Taguba’s lawyer, Raymond Fortun. In the statement, Taguba stressed that he did not testify that the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday defended his son-in-law from Senator Antonio Trillanes’ allegations he was linked to the alleged Davao Group involved in illegal transactions with the Bureau of Customs, while disowning the estranged wife of his son Paolo who was being linked to smuggling activities. According to the President, Mans Carpio, the husband of his daughter Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, was seen in the BoC headquarters because he was a lawyer […]
(Eagle News) — The Davao councilor being tagged as part of the supposed Davao Group engaged in illegal activities in the Bureau of Customs has denied the allegations against him. In an affidavit submitted to the Senate blue ribbon committee, Nilo “Small” Abellera said that he “ha(s) no knowledge, let alone any participation (in the entry) of the shabu shipment from China.” He was referring to the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated he would resign should any of his children be involved in corruption. The President repeated the pronouncement following revelations in a hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, that his son, Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, had been “name-dropped” by some individuals engaged in corrupt practices. “Pati anak ko na sinasali sa Customs. Sino sa mga anak ko na mainvolve sa […]
