Trillanes on Duterte’s inheritance story: Is that the final version?

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Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday sneered at President Rodrigo Duterte’s narrative explaining his family’s wealth.

“Final na ba ‘yan na kwento? Kasi noong kampanya, ‘yung kwento niya ay simpleng tao lang siya, anak ng mahirap, tapos natutulog siya nang naka-kulambo,” Trillanes said.

“Ngayon, binabago niya yung kwento niya na teenager pa lang siya, milyonaryo na siya. So ang tanong eh, final version na ba yan ng storya niya?” Trillanes added.

In an interview with Davao-based media over the weekend, Duterte said he, along with his siblings, earned millions from selling inherited land. Duterte said that when he was a fourth year student, he already had P3 million.

Duterte also claimed of having only P500,000 in the bank.

Trillanes had accused Duterte of having more than P2 billion in his bank accounts. He has challenged the President repeatedly to sign bank secrecy waivers.

“Hindi totoo yan. Ang sa’kin dito, ang alegasyon dito, mahigit P2 bilyon ang pumasok sa mga bank accounts niya sa BPI at napakadali niyang i-disprove nyan. Pumirma siya ng waiver pero hanggang ngayon, hindi niya hinaharap,” Trillanes said.

Trillanes had been accused by Duterte of owning and maintaining accounts abroad.

Trillanes recently flew to Singapore to debunk Duterte’s allegations. There, a DBS Bank branch manager told him that he does not own any account.

Duterte then claimed that he only made up the account number he read during an interview to supposedly fool Trillanes