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Cayetano, Trillanes renew word war over Matobato


Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes IV reprised their word war at the Senate when Cayetano interpellated Trillanes after a privilege speech defending the credibility of Senate witness Edgar Matobato.

The senators accused each other of dealing in half-truths and of trying to run away from a heated discussion, Jam Sisante's report on "24 Oras" showed.

"I bring up the doctrine or the concept of half-truths because this is what criminals use and this is what people na naninira or people who want to destroy the credibility of others use," Cayetano said.

"I would rather concede and accept the argument of the senator because apparently he may be following the doctrine of it takes one to know one," Trillanes countered.

Trillanes, in a privilege speech, vouched for the integrity of Matobato, who accused President Rodrigo Duterte of masterminding the killings perpetrated by the so-called Davao Death Squad when Duterte was still the mayor of the city.

He said there was no inconsistency in the statements made by Matobato as indicated by Cayetano, a staunch political ally of Duterte.

"I asked that he be interpellated kung tatakbo siya, ayaw na niya magpainterpellate that's his call," Cayetano then said.

"If the gentleman keeps on saying that i would want to run away, if you will recall when I sat beside him during the hearing he was the one who ran away," Trillanes said.

Trillanes in a hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice two weeks ago supposedly told Cayetano, "Hindi kita papo-pormahin." This Trillanes did while Cayetano was in the middle of questioning Matobato.

Annoyed by Trillanes' antics, Cayetano moved one seat away from his party mate in the Nacionalista Party.

"Sabi niya sa akin pa-Bibile-Bible ka pa evil naman yung pinoprotektahan mo. But for the record anytime anywhere, hindi kita nun aatrasan e," Cayetano said. -NB, GMA News

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