Trillanes needs signature of Chinese partners to reveal offshore bank accounts — Duterte

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s bank account waivers are useless unless his Chinese partners will sign them, too.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday stood his ground that Trillanes has offshore accounts even if the senator already signed a waiver on banks he allegedly managed.

“Alam mo naman, si Trillanes, he thinks that really people are ignorant. ‘Yung lahat ‘yang ano niya… ‘yung lahat ‘yang joint account niya, may partner siya na Chinese,” he revealed during a media interview at Libingan ng mga Bayani after paying his last respects to two soldiers killed in Marawi City.

“So even if he signs a waiver, if the co-signer does not, walang mangyari niyan. And the bank would never, never name who is the partner. Eh nakuha lang namin ‘yan sa—well, a foreign government supplied that,” he added.

Duterte said the unnamed foreign government has been monitoring accounts possibly used for money laundering and terrorism. However, he said Trillanes also deposited accounts less than the limit to avoid being flagged.

“He’s the one lying. Marunong eh. He has perfected the art of crime,” he said.

The President said that he is still building a case against Trillanes.

“And delikado sa kanya, sa Amerika. Meron siyang deposit doon. Alam mo ang Amerika, ‘pag nag-deposit ka doon, then you are engaged in money laundering, bibirahin ka,” he said.

“Doon mismo. They will prosecute you. Maski na hindi ka napunta ng Amerika, the transmittal—forward-forward ka lang ng pera,” he added.

DAP

Duterte also brought up Trillanes’ alleged problem with his Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

The President did not provide specifics but former senatorial bet Greco Belgica accused Trillanes of using allocation under the DAP to fund a lamp post project that was never implemented.

“Kaya nga nagtaka ako kay Ombudsman, that’s why I’m criticizing her. ‘Why are you so selective?’ Wala kaming nakitang dilaw na inexpose mo. The last victim na ano ninyo diyan sa partisanship was Senator Honasan, Gringo,” Duterte said.

He also rebuked Trillanes for his “antics” at the Senate such as calling fellow senators by name, insisting on irrelevant questions, and judging respondents for invoking their rights at hearings.

“Kita mo, sabi na, ‘Silence means consent,’ is not allowed. That—that constitutional right is perfect. Wala ka masasabi diyan na kukuha ka ng mga inferences na, ‘Baka ganito, baka ganito. Eh talagang nagsisinungaling ‘yan…’ It’s not allowed," he said. — BAP, GMA News