Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and President Rodrigo Duterte. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS
If I am insignificant, why are your knees shaking?
This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV shot back at President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 remark that the senator was 鈥渢oo insignificant to bother with鈥� when asked if the latter would follow Senator Leila de Lima鈥檚 fate.
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De Lima, Duterte鈥檚 staunch critic, has been charged and detained in connection with her alleged involvement in illegal drugs.
鈥淏akit nangangatog ung tuhod nya kung insignificant ako (If I am insignificant, then why are his knees shaking)?鈥� Trillanes said in a text message聽Monday night when sought for comment on Duterte鈥檚 remark.
鈥淎no鈥檛 ano pa man, buksan nya na lang yung mga accounts nya. Para malaman na ng taumbayan na magnanakaw sya (He should just make his accounts public. So the public will know he鈥檚 a thief),鈥� he added.
Trillanes has accused Duterte of owning P2.2 billion in bank deposits and dared the President to make his bank accounts public. The senator said he is willing to resign from the Senate if proven wrong.
Trillanes also turned the table on Solicitor General Jose Calida, who is planning to file a case against him for allegedly coddling confessed criminals Arturo Lasca帽as and Edgar Matobato.
鈥淎ng murderer ay yung boss nya kaya sya ang coddler (His boss is a murderer so he鈥檚 the coddler),鈥� the senator said, apparently referring to Duterte. RAM/rga