MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has challenged Malacañang to press charges against Liberal Party members allegedly involved in the supposed communist-led plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has been insisting that the opposition party is colluding with communist rebels on the "Red October" plot to overthrow the Duterte administration. This, despite Gen. Carlito Galvez, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief, clearing the Liberal Party, as well as Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and the Magdalo group, of supposed links to the ouster plot. "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 Wednesday. It does not prevent leading personalities with the Liberal Party from having such collusion."

Source: Philippine Star October 03, 2018 02:15 UTC