Sen. Nancy Binay and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. 黑料社 FILE PHOTOS
MANILA, 聽 Philippines 鈥� It might have been said in jest but Senator聽 Nancy聽 Binay has聽 offered 聽 her erstwhile聽 foe, Senator Antonio聽 Trillanes 聽 IV,聽 a teaching job at the Makati聽 University plus free聽 hospitalization at the Ospital ng Makati.
Senator Panfilo聽 Lacson shared聽 this聽 in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
鈥淪enate camaraderie at its best in the 17th Congress: Sen Nancy Binay offered graduating Sen Trillanes a teaching job at the University of Makati with 24-hr free parking at the Makati parking lot, plus free admission to the Ospital ng Makati and free burial in the Makati cemetery,鈥澛� Lacson聽 wrote.
In various media interviews,聽 Trillanes mentioned about the possibility聽 that he would join the academe to teach聽 after his term in the Senate expires on June 30.
Lacson, in a text message, confirmed that聽 聽 the teaching job and free hospital offer to Trillanes was real, except the free parking and free burial, which he only added in the story.
鈥淭otoo yun pero katuwaan lang sa (Senate) lounge,鈥� he said. 鈥淪en. Binay has informed us that she offered graduating Sen. Trillanes a teaching job at the Makati University and free hospitalization at the Ospital ng Makati.鈥�
鈥淒agdag ko na lang yung free parking and free burial kasi si Sen Trillanes, (and Sen Cayetano) pursued to the hilt the Senate investigation on the UMak and parking lot issues, if you recall,鈥� Lacson added.
Trillanes and former Senator聽 Alan Peter聽 Cayetano had initiated and pursued the Senate probe聽 on corruption allegations against Binay鈥檚 father, former聽 Vice President Jejomar Binay, and聽 her brother, then Makati Mayor Junjun Binay.
Among the subjects of the聽 probe聽 were the alleged聽 overpriced parking building in Makati as well as the聽 alleged questionable 聽 deals of聽 the Makati聽 University with private聽 corporations.
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The聽 probe聽 against the Binays took place ahead of the 2016 elections where the former Vice President ran and聽 lost to President Rodrigo Duterte.
It was only last year when 聽 Trillanes and Nancy聽 Binay聽 decided to put their differences aside.
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Trillanes was among the six聽 outgoing senators along with Senators聽 Gringo Honasan,聽 Loren Legarda, Francis 鈥淐hiz鈥� Escudero, JV Ejercito and Bam Aquino.
鈥淚n all my 15 years in the Senate, this batch is above par in camaraderie, and that includes both the majority and minority, regardless of some tense moments on the floor,鈥澛� Lacson said after聽 the outgoing senators聽 bid them goodbye before Congress adjourned sine die Tuesday night.
鈥淚 attribute this atmosphere mostly to the leadership style of SP Sotto, and I am not trying to be generous to him when I say this,鈥� he added, referring to Senate President Vicente 鈥淭ito鈥� Sotto III.