Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday night said she will release a video that will expose a story of the “handler” of former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes, Senator Risa Hontiveros, and Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers Party-list.
The vice president claimed no one knows that a “video” is in her possession that will directly link the “handler,” who she said is behind the impeachment plot against her.
This after Trillanes said 22 articles are outlined in their impeachment complaint against the vice president, covering betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, bribery, culpable violation of the Constitution, and other high crimes.
According to Duterte, Trillanes, Hontiveros, and Castro have one “handler” and she knows who is it but she will not identify the “handler” until its story is mentioned in the Good Government inquiry of the House of Representatives (HOR).
“Iisa lang ang handler ni Risa Hontiveros, Sonny Trillanes and France Castro. Although si France I think she is serving two masters. Hindi siya direct doon sa isa. Dito lang siya sa isa. Isa lang ang handler nilang tatlo. Meron kasi siyang kwento hindi ko mailabas hangat hindi pa lumalabas yung kwento. Lalabas ito sa good government na inquiry,” Duterte said.
“About (story) sa akin na related sa kanya. May video pa yun eh. Tapos sabi nila ako daw yung hindi mapagkatiwalaan ni hindi pa nga lumalabas yung video, wala ngang nakakaalam nung video eh. Ako lang,” Duterte said.
The vice president said she knows who (is behind) the impeachment plan but she will only divulge the identity at a proper time. When the story about the “handler” comes out, she vowed to tell everything.
“Alam ko kung sino (nasa likod) pero hindi ko siya masabi at a proper time seguro pag lumabas na yung story about sa kanya sasabihin ko yung lahat ng alam ko. Pero hindi pa kasi lumalabas dito sa hearing yung pangalan niya. So pag merong nagsalita diyan about sa kanya, sasagutin ko at sasabihin ko kung sino,” she said.
The vice president said the impeachment rumor was started by Castro. She even cited Castro’s grounds for impeachment that she pronounced last year that stated “Especially on the misuse of public funds and technical malversation and violating the 1987 Constitution because a government official is bound to follow the Constitution, and it’s a ground for impeachment if you don’t.”
“Last year pa lang meron na siyang grounds for impeachment, kaya sinasabi ko ginagawan nila ng paraan para pasok lahat yung kailangan nila doon sa pinag-usapan nila na grounds. Ngayon ang track ni France Castro and Sonny Trillanes is impeachment,” she said.
