WHAT NOW, TIU??? đđđ ************************************** Trillanes not buying Tiuâs emotional address Maila Ager INQUIRER.net 5:23 PM | Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 MANILA, Philippines â Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was unfazed by Chinese-Filipino businessman Antonio Tiuâs emotional public address on Wednesday, saying it would not stop them from going after him. âWell pasensya na lang Mr. Tiu kasi hindi ako nadala sa drama nâya. Sa akin, hahabulin namin sâya, weâll get to the bottom of this. Lahat ng magiging part ng cover up ay mananagot, at kasama sâya duân,â Trillanes said during a press conference at the Senate. (Sorry, but I was not swayed by Mr. Tiuâs dramatic antic. We will still go after him, and weâll get to the bottom of this. Those who are part of the cover up will be held responsible, and that includes him. Businessman Antonio Tiu. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NIĂO JESUS ORBETA Trillanes was reacting to Tiuâs press conference where he lambasted the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee for allegedly subjecting him to ridicule and insults when he appeared twice in its investigation into the Makati City Hall 2 parking building. The businessman was said to be the dummy of Vice President Jejomar Binay for his controversial property in Rosario town, Batangas but both have repeatedly denied the allegation. Trillanes pointed out that Tiu was only dragged into the controversy when he came out and claimed that the property belonged to him, and not to the Vice President. During the hearings, however, the senator said the businessman was only able to present one document, a memorandum of agreement, to prove that he had supposedly bought the property from its previous owner. As to Tiuâs claim that the Batangas property had nothing to do with the subcommitteeâs investigation into the Makati City Hall 2 parking building, Trillanes then pointed to former Makati City Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercadoâs testimony in the hearings that the alleged kickbacks by Binayâs family when he was still the city mayor went to the property. âAng connection naman nâya (Tiu) dâyan kasi humarap sâya e. Nag claim sâya na sâya ang may ari pero now we have already established na dummy lang sâya,â Trillanes said. (His connection in the issue only stemmed from his appearance. He claimed that he owns the property, but now, we have already established that he is just a dummy.) The senator also contradicted the businessmanâs claim that he was ridiculed and insulted when he faced the Senate probe. âHindi naman, kung merong naging problema dito, he made a fool out of himself by lying through his teeth and the whole county saw that. Hindi nâya na mababgo âyun. Hindi ko na kagagawan âyun, sâya âyung nangsisinungaling. Nagpakita sya ng one page document, e sino bang maniniwala duân?â he said. (No, I donât think so. If thereâs a problem here, itâs because he a fool out of himself by lying through his teeth, and the whole country saw that. He can never change that. That was not my doing; he was the one who lied. He showed us a one-page document, but who believes that?) Trilanes also denied sending threats to Tiu supposedly to warn him of the consequences if he would not cooperate in the ongoing investigation against Binay. âDefinitely not, hindi ko sâya kelangang saktan. In fact, early on, I reached out para nga ma-save sâya kaso apparently kasama sâya sa cover-up,â he said. (Definitely not. I do not have to harm him. In fact, early on, I reached out to him to spare him from all of these, but apparently, he was included in the cover-up.) If indeed there were security threats, the senator said it would not come from them, saying it would probably come from the Vice Presidentâs camp. âWalang reason to harm him. My doors are still open kung magsasabi sâya ng totoo. In fact, pa sâyang maging state witness kung magsasabi sâya ng totoo,â Trillanes added. (I have no reason to harm him. My doors are still open should he decide to finally tell the truth. In fact, he can still be a state witness if he tells the truth. RELATED STORIES Antonio Tiu: âIâm not guilty of any crimeâ Trillanes irked by âsmilingâ Antonio Tiu newsinfo.inquirer.net/648996/trillanes-not-buying-tius-emotional-address#ixzz3IBVvrlJU
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