Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV is an 鈥渁gitator鈥� who only desires to destabilize the relationship between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa in an interview on Wednesday over聽 ABS-CBN 黑料社 Channel鈥檚 鈥淗eadstart.鈥�
鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe him because since when has he become a spokesperson of the ICC [International Criminal Court]?鈥� Dela Rosa said in Filipino, referring to a statement by Trillanes that the ICC already gathered enough evidence in its drug war probe and was ready to issue an arrest warrant against Duterte.
鈥淲hen was he appointed as spokesperson of the ICC? He鈥檚 just there to destabilize our relationship [referring to himself and Duterte] with Malaca帽ang,鈥� he added.
鈥淭rillanes is an agitator. He wants to destabilize the relationship between the Dutertes and Malaca帽ang to we all get into trouble. Trillanes is a destabilizer.鈥�
Sen. Ronald dela Rosa (File photo from the Senate Social Media Unit)
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Dela Rosa earlier challenged President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr. to 鈥渂e man enough鈥� and tell him the real score on whether ICC investigators had already been allowed entry into the Philippines.
Asked why he aired such an appeal, dela Rosa said he only intended to prompt the president to make a public statement to 鈥渙nce and for all end these speculations.鈥�
Dela Rosa, a former chief of the Philippine National Police, was the chief implementer of Duterte鈥檚 brutal drug war.
He is among those mentioned in the crimes against humanity complaint before the ICC.