Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon dared Malacañang on Wednesday to file charges against Liberal Party (LP) members allegedly plotting with communists to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. In particular, Drilon challenged presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who insisted on Tuesday that some members of the LP were conniving with communist rebels to oust the President. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Palace insists Reds, LP, Trillanes conniving to oust Duterte“I challenge Malacañang, particularly presidential spokesman Harry Roque to file charges against LP members who are allegedly in cahoots with the communists to overthrow the government,” Drilon said in a statement. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez earlier told a Senate budget hearing that there was no coalition between communist rebels and the LP. Drilon said that Roque’s insistence on the allegations shows that he is “merely making up stories to harass the critics of the president and the political opposition.” /cbbADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 01:47 UTC