The public should be more discerning this time with President Duterte’s bluster when confronted with the issue of his BPI bank accounts which have been recipients of deposits amounting to over P2 billion from 2006 to 2015 from several sources.
News reports Friday quoted President Duterte as ordering the Anti-Money Laundering Council to give information about his “net worth.”
The news item was based on what he said at the dinner with Philippine Military Academy class of 1967, where he is an honorary member, at Baguio City Country Club. This is what he exactly said:
“Kaya ang gusto ko lang sabihin sa inyo, because it’s politics again. It’s a rehash of what they… it is pure garbage. But you know I’m President, I’ve ordered AMLC and everybody to give information sa ano ang… what’s my worth in this… in terms of pesos in this planet. So hindi ko kayo hiyain. Walang anak ko o ako mismo, sa totoo lang. I have not signed any voucher even for myself. I only receive a salary and that’s it. I do not accept my allowances – wala po ako. I avoided it. And it will be so until the end of my term.”
The President’s statement came after Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV revived his allegations made during the last weeks of the election campaign in April 2016, the truth of which never came out. It was in fact muddled by now Presidential Legal Adviser Salvador Panelo with requests for unrelated balances.
(Please click here for related article: The evolution of Duterte’s BPI account
In last week’s press conference, Trillanes gave additional information about other bank accounts of Duterte: with his common-law wife Cielito “Honeylet” Salvador Avanceña, P188 million); his son Paolo, P104 million, his daughter Sara, P121 million, and another son, Sebastian, P143 million.
Please click here Bank Accounts(3) for the summary of the bank accounts:
As of today, there is no report if he has issued an official written order to AMLC.
Trillanes said “Political bluff lang yan panawagan niya sa AMLC kasi alam niya hindi naman ito gagalaw basta basta ng walang formal written request. At kahit meron man, hindi mandato ng AMLC na magbilang ng networth ng sino man.( The call to AMLC is just a political bluff because he knows it will not move unless there’s a formal written request. And even if there’s one, it’s not the mandate of AMLC to count the net worth of anybody.)”
“Kaya ang pinakamadali ay pumirma siya ng waiver ng bank secrecy law na ddressed sa bangko para makita ng publiko ang transaction history ng mga accounts niya. (The easiest way is for him to sign a waiver of the bank secrecy law addressed to the bank so the public will see the transaction history of his accounts.)”
“Tama na yang mga bola mo Mr. President, buksan mo na kung wala kang tinatago. (Enough of the bluster, Mr. President. Just open if you are not hiding anything.)”
Last Thursday, Malacanang released a video message that didn’t address directly the issue of the millions of pesos in the different bank accounts. He in fact justified it by saying that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is a lawyer and she earns from lawyering while his common-law life, Honeylet, has several stores selling doughnot and is also a meat supplier.
Besides, he said, his family was not poor: “Ngayon, kung pamilya mo gutom noon o ngayon, huwag mo kaming isali. Hindi kami kasing malas sa pamilya mo. Hindi kami mahirap rin. Tatay ko governor noon, may iniwan sa amin. (Don’t look at my family if yours starved or is still starving. We are not as unfortunate as your family. We are also not poor. My father was a governor, and he left us with something. How about you, what did (your father) leave you? Air and arrogance. You’re a bandit, that’s the truth).”
This is contrary to his earlier statements picturing himself as coming from a poor family that’s why he understands the problems of the poor.
VERA Files Factcheck research revealed that on just two months ago, Dec. 16, before the Filipino community in Singapore, Duterte said: “Pero kailan man, I’m just a socialist. Anak lang ako ng mahirap eh. Anak lang ako ng migrant sa Mindanao. Ang tatay ko galing Cebu… Paano ako magkaroon ng mindset na isip mayaman? So always ang ano ko is ‘yung namulatan ko sa mata ko ang hirap. (I will forever be a socialist because I was born poor. I’m just the son of a migrant to Mindanao. My father came from Cebu…How can I have a mindset of the rich? So I was made aware of poverty from a young age).”
In another speech on Sept. 12, 2016, during the oath-taking of his appointees in Malacañang, he also underscored his humble beginnings: “Hindi naman ako imbitado dito sa Maynila ng mga social gathering. I was nobody. Who would ever invite me doon sa debut ni, debut, debut, debut? Wala kami noon. Mahirap lang kami. “(I wasn’t invited here in Manila during social gatherings. I was nobody. Who would ever invite to someone’s debut, debut, debut, debut? We had nothing then. We were poor.)
Duterte challenged Trillanes to go to court.
Trillanes said he has already filed a plunder case against Duterte before the Ombudsman:
“Para sa kaalaman ng lahat, nag-file na ako ng plunder case against Pres. Duterte noong May 2016 pa at ginamit kong ebidensya ang mga hawak kong mga dokumento ukol sa questionable bank transactions nya. Kaya nananawagan din ako sa Ombudsman na paspasan na ang imbestigasyon nila tungkol dito. (So the public may know, I filed a plunder case against Pres. Duterte in May 2016 where I used as evidence the documents in my possession on the questionable bank transactions. I call on the Ombudsman to speed up the investigation on this.)”
Trillanes dis not fall into the trap of Duterte diverting the issue with his personal insults to him: “Tungkol naman sa mga pag-iinsulto nya sa akin, hindi ko na sya papatulan. Pero hindi ko rin hahayaan na ilihis niya yung issue. (Re his insults to me, I will not stoop to his level. But I will not allow him to divert public attention from ths issue)”
nagfile si trillanes ng kaso sa ombudsman? aba, yong ombudsman mismo ay aunt in law yata ni sara duterte. a relative by marriage ang kasalukuyang ombudsman.
I wont be surprise if the case will drag on and wont see the light of day.
ROC, the Ombudsman has inhibited from the case.
Ellen, One of the our Banks was fined in $ millions (but the regulator would not named the bank and there is a protest against the regulator’s move and for what justifications) for not disclosing to the authorities the suspicious movement of cash and or money instrument (the law provides that banks and financial institution MUST disclosed the authorities the suspicious movement of money or series of movement in excess of specific amount (for example $10000) to the Authorities for fight against money laundering, tax evasion and terrorist funding.
And the Tax Agency is investing $400 millions in personnel expecting to recover a few $billions in taxes lost as exposed in Panama Leaks for many who evaded taxes by investing in foreign Shell companies..So Far there still not a Politician on the Leak and probably will financially settle with most of them..with fines and rightful taxes.
Mas mabigat na development yung pag-amin ni SPO3 Arthur Lascañas na totoo yung Davao Death Squad.
Matapos niyang itanggi sa Committee on Justice ni Gordon na hindi totoo lahat ng sinabi ni Matobato, ngayon kumambyo at umamin na kanina sa isang presscon sa Senate kasama si Atty. Diokno ng FLAG at si Trillanes pati mga FLAG lawyers.
Pati yung pambobomba sa Muslim mosque, hindi patatawarin ng mga Muslim si Duterte diyan. Yung pagpatay kay Jun Pala P3M daw ang bayad ni Duterte sa kanila. Pati yung pagpatay sa dalawang kapatid ni Lascañas inamin na rin niya na siya may gawa dahil sa laki ng paniniwala niya kay Duterte.
What now, Filipinos?
Let’s impeach the president for life..! (flip-flop)..!!
Re #2:
Aside from Trillanes, Matobato has filed a complaint against Duterte in the Ombudsman regarding the DDS murders.
De Lima likewise, has filed another case to test the unwritten law that the president enjoys immunity from suit. In fact even the other 2 cases stand in the same line as similar test cases.
All cases were based on Duterte’s performance as local executive and in my opinion does not challenge his performance as president.
paano ga tayo susulong kung puro pamumulitika?
aba’y kahit na sino ang mamuno, kung mer’ong walang alam gaw’in kundi manggulo sa pamamahala ng kontra partido matapos matalo sa eleksiyon ang mga kaalyado, anla’y hindi kailanman makakatikim ng maayos na serbisyo ang karaniwang tao, ih.
bakin ga si trillanes ay sobrang tahimik noong panahon ni ngoyngoy? nuung sumambulat ang iligal na DAP, yung pagsasangkot kina drilon sa PDAF scam ni napoles, yung ober di prays na kulisiyum na ipinatayo ni drilon, yung bilibid drug laboratory.
di ga hindi pa panahon ng kampanya na wala pang disisyong pinal si duterte ay gay’an na ang istilo nilang dal’wa ni dedelima? sirang sira ang kandidatura ni duterte dahil sa kung ano anong isyu ang ibinabato nilang dal’wa? pati si binay ay hindi din niya tinantanan, may napatunayan ga siya?
ako’y talastas ninyo na sumusuporta din diyan kay trillanes mula pa noong panahon ni ngoyang sa pag-aakalang may maiaambag siya sa pag-aayos sa gobyerno at tayo tayo pa ang nagsusulong na pagsapit niya ng tamang edad sa pagkapangulo ay atin siyang iuulot para tumakbo.
ay, ngay’on ih nakikita kung anu’ng klase ang kanyang pagkiling. ih.
ano ga ang gusto niya, si abnoy na naman uli ang maging presidente?
ay, mamundok na la’ang ako sa hibokhibok!
yun gang suka, tongue ay ano ang lasa pagka kinain?
masarap ga kaya iyon?
sus, malapit na ang Edsa pipol power na wala namang naidulot kundi puro pagnanakaw ng mga pumalit kay makoy na mas masahol pa kaysa kanilang sinasabing pagnanakaw daw at katiwalian noong panahon ng martial law at iyang mga kung ano ano’ng isyu ang pinalulutang nila ay paraan para daw dumami ang sasama sa paggunita ng ika-31 isang taon ng pagbababang luksa sa walang kuwentang rebolusyon na iyan!
sige, magpaloko pa uli tayo.
apidabit ni lascanas ang kailangan upang maging under oath ang kanyang pabaliktad na paratang.
kung sakali, pang-midya la’ang iyan!
kung ako si trillones, aba’y sa korte ang sampahan ng kaso hindi sa diyaryo!
kung ang mga sundalo ang tatanungin, marami pa kaya ang naniniwala kay trillanes?
baka sa sampu ay alanganin pa yung isa na naniniwala sa kanya.
Let’s impeach the president for life..! (flip-flop)..!!
#10, MR, ang katotohanan ay hindi nakasalalay kung sino ang naniniwala o hindi. Kung gusto ng ibang tao magbulag-bulagan o magbingi-bingian, karapatan nila yan. Kung akala nila makakatulong sa kanila ang ganung posisyun, karapatan nila yan.
Trillanes is helping the public with documented facts for those who want to know the truth.
But as I said, if you prefer to close your eyes to what is staring you in your face, it’s your choice.
ellen, Just to partake what is the importance of an Inquiry in ‘truth’ or fact finding..if you can recall the case of a Filipino Youth that was shot and killed by an undercover cop and after the investigation by the Special Investigation unit (the civilian independent probers) it was determined that the cop shooting was justified..But the family of Reodica was in doubt that the knife was planted contrary to the investigation…and demanded a Coroner’s Inquest of the Blameless type (all inquiry is Blameless) to determine once and for all the Truth behind the shooting..
During the inquest, the Teenager friend testified that indeed the knife was owned by Reodica but when he was ordered to drop the knife he refused thinking the undercover cops belongs to the group which they just had an encounter…the cops had not known and seen the group since they already despersed..and when Teddy did not dropped the knife and keep coming towards the cops one of them open fire…
Reports: the Coroner partly blamed the cops for not Properly identifying themselves Recommendations some very important legislative recommendations is Undercover cops should nor response to emergency call unless danger to life is imminent and must also equipped their cars with all identifying siren and flashes that can be deployed if responding to emergency and only when UNIFORM officer is not readily available..
The Reodica Family sue the Police Services Board, the Constable and the Chief for undisclosed amount and settled Amicably and the terms of settlement was not made public.
But in other cases where the terms were disclose publicly the terms of out of court settlement for cases where the Police officers were not criminally Accountable were between $5 -$10 millions, exclusive of legal cost.
The Point here is in an Inquiry, only the LIARS can go to JAIL
More than 100 days na, nakabara parin tayo sa drug issues, of course drug is a serious problem, pero bakit dito lang sya nakababad?
Walang malinaw na direksyon sa pag pagpaunlad ng buhay ng bawat Pilipino, his economic package is nowhere and overshadowed by extra judicial killings. Sa dire-direchong dila na wala naman katuturan, even our international neighbors are scratching their heads.
The way he talks is so un-statesman, undiplomatic, pinagtatawanan siya tuloy at pati buong sambyanang Pilipino. Of course it’s still too early, but the way it goes… it’s so alarming. Malamang sa kangkungan nanaman tayo pupulutin.
#12. ellen, why not ask trillanes to bring his case sa proper forum? bakit sinasabay sa senate probe? bakit sa media?
lahat tayo ay hangad ang pagbabago. lahat tayo ay handang tumanggap ng mga hamon upang makamtan ang hustisya tungo sa mapayapa at maayos na lipunan at kasabay niyon ay pag-asam nang pagkakaroon ng gobyernong siyang gagabay sa atin at aalalay upang ang kapayapaan at kaayusan ay sama sama nating tamasahin.
tama ka, ang katotohanan ay hindi nakasalalay kung sino ang naniniwala o hindi. Kung gusto ng ibang tao magbulag-bulagan o magbingi-bingihan, karapatan nila yun.
sa palagay mo, ano ang ginagawa ni trillanes? pagpapamulat? paggising sa natutulog na diwa ng bawat pilipino?
muling balik tanong ko – BAKIT tahimik siya sa lahat ng mga katiwaliang sumabulat ang sunod sunod sabay sabay noong panahon ni noynoy na nasaksihan nating parepareho at bawat isa ay humihiyaw ng paliwanag?
ngayon, si delima ay sangkot sa malawakang paglaganap ng ilegal na droga, sinusupil ang paggulong ng hustisya BAKIT sa halip na tulungan niya ang pamahalaan upang matuloy ang lahat ng katotohanan ay kitang kita ang KILING niya?
“……katiwaliang SUMAMBULAT NANG sunod sunod, sabay sabay noong panahon ni noynoy…….”
It was already filed in Ombudsman since May 2016. Ombudsman is the right forum.
Regarding Noynoy, I did not vote for him.!
About De Lima, malapit na syang madampot actually, inihahanda na ang warrant. Malay mo baka makasama pa sa loob si Duterte… WOW REUNION..!
Magno, Wag mo ko tanungin, hindi ako kumakain ng suka. Pero hindi rin ako naniniwala sa EDSA People Power na yan. Kaya tayo magkaletse-letse dahil sa mga short cuts. Gaya nitong si Buang, suspected drug user pa lang, ang short cut – patayin. Pero pagka Chinese Drug Lord – patunayan raw muna na hindi siya drug lord. Malinaw na siya lang ang mag say kung sino mamamatay at sino mabubuhay. At kung sinong drug lord ang matitira. Kaya yung nakakulong na pinapatay pa, tapos yung mga pumatay nareinstate pa.
Wala naman talaga kumokontra sa war on drugs sablay lang talaga ang prinsipyo ng pagpapatupad. Sino ba naman ayaw tumigil ang drugs? Problema, puro kawatan ang PNP doon niya inilagay ang kapangyarihang pumatay kaya ayan – panay EJK.
Ikaw ba Magno masaya ka na nakapatay ka nung sundalo ka pa? Hindi ka ba kinakatok ng konsensya mo sa maaaring naging buhay ng mga pamilya ng itinumba mo? Sigurado ako, hindi mo yun gusto kahit pa mas meron kang dahilang pumatay kesa dito sa mga kawatang mga pulis.
Siyanga pala, tengkyu sa serbisyo mo para ipagtanggol ang Pilipinas laban sa mga rebelde. Pero teka, bakit nga ba hindi matalo-talo yang mga yan? Dahil ba ayaw naman talaga tapusin? Para kumita ang mga opisyal sa taas mo sa pagkupit ng pondo ng AFP at komisyon sa pagbili ng armas, uniporme, mga sasakyan, tangke, eroplano, etc. Anong mga bagay pa ba ang naiskandalo na sa ninanakaw na pondo ng mga taxes natin?
Pareho tayong asar sa rehimen ni Aquino. Pero wala akong nakikitang dapat ipagbunyi dito sa bago. Nasa kamay na ni PDuts ang ikakabuti ng Pilipinas, kaso nauna ang yabang, kulang sa aksyon. Ang mga mahihirap umaasa pa rin, di nila napapansin sila ang mas agrabiyado.
May nagbago na ba? Eto na ba ang change is coming? O Change scamming?
Malas ka talaga, Pilipinas.
Malas nga. Tapos may mga taong pang nalulukuban ng sistemang pulitikong pang-hunghang.
#20. baguneta, kung meron man sigurong nilulukuban ng sistemang pulitikong panghunghang na sinasabi mo, SIGURADO akong sina trillanes at delima yun.
sila yung hindi matanggap na wala na sa poder ang kanilang presidente at hindi nanalo ang inutil na si roxas kaya pinipilit nila na pabagsakin si duterte upang ang kanilang manyikang si leni robredo ang pumalit at bingo, balik na naman sila sa puwesto!
A hopeless case..!!
Naalala ko tuloy si Arvn .!
tilamsik, hopeless?
buhay pa kaya ako ngayon kung nawalan ako ng pag-asang makabangon mula sa bangungot ng kapalpakan ni ngoyngoy?
iba ang paninindigan at paniniwala ni arvin kesa sa akin.
hindi ako nakapako sa anino ng tao. doon lamang ako sa pagbabagong napakatagal nang inaasam ng kapwa ko pobreng pilipino.
para ano pa ang binigyan tayo parepareho ng rason at pang-unawa kung magpapatianod na lamang sa katwiran ng iba kahit salungat sa sariling paniniwala?
kung ganu’n din lang, aba’y dapat na bigyan ng parangal ang mga TANGA!