Palace says Trillanes ‘free’ to file cases vs. Mocha Uson

Malacañang on Friday said Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was free to file case a against Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for spreading alleged fake news on his supposed offshore bank accounts.

"He's free to do so," presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said at a press briefing in Malacañang.

Abella, however, maintained that Malacañang has never been involved in spreading fake news.

"I think maliwanag na we don't do stuff like that... We stand on the platform of integrity of communication... Do we sanction [people spreading fake news]? Hindi naman siguro," he told reporters after the briefing.

Trillanes earlier filed libel and graft charges against Uson with the Office of the Ombudsman. — MDM/KVD, GMA News