Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday branded as “well-orchestrated” and “malicious” insinuations in media that he bought two condominium units in Mandaluyong City worth P7 million each.
“In response to these obviously well-orchestrated and malicious reports masquerading as blind items, I hereby categorically deny that I have bought a unit or units at the Twin Oaks Condominium, Mandaluyong City,” Trillanes said in a statement.
“I further state that I do not have any property not declared in my statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN),” he said.
Trillanes admitted that he felt alluded to in the blind items of Arnold Clavio and Deo Macalma in separate radio programs, the same subject that appeared in the column of Jojo Robles in Manila Standard.
“I am willing to accompany these media personalities to the developer of Twin Oaks to clarify this issue once and for all,” the senator added.
Saying he is an advocate of a free and independent media, Trillanes also appealed to the media to its part in promoting “responsible journalism.”
In his SALN as of December 2011, the senator declared only three properties – two residential lots on Cavite and Antipolo City and a condominium unit in Paranaque City, which he bought at P3.5 million.
Trillanes declared total assets of P10.6 million and liabilities amounting to P6.784 million or a total net worth of n of P3.897 million.