Trillanes rebukes Remulla for joining ‘dark’ forces

By: Maila Ager - 10 years ago

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV trained his gun on Thursday at his party mate Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla who he said has chosen to join the “dark” forces.

Trillanes and Remulla are both members of the Nacionalista Part led by former Senator Manny Villar.

“Yung sinasabi na may talks about a possible coalition between NP and Vice President Binay. Hindi po totoo yan. Nasa guni-guni lang yan ni Governor Jonvic Remulla so hindi po mangyayari yan. Haharangin natin yan,” the senator said when sought to react to Remulla’s statement that a coalition between Villar’s NP and Binay’s United Nationalist Alliance might be possible.

Cavite Gov. Juanito Vicente “Jonvic” Remulla. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

(Talks about a possible coalition between the NP and Vice President are not true. It’s only in the imagination of Governor Jonvic Remulla so it won’t happen. We will block it.)

If such a coalition happens in the future, Trillanes was confident that Villar would also respect the decision of its party members who may want to join other groups, pointing out how the NP leadership had also “tolerated” Remulla’s decision to become Binay’s spokesman.

The senator noted how Remulla projected in the public as if his new role in the Binay’s camp was “officially sanctioned” by the NP.

Asked if he would ask NP to sanction his party mate, Trillanes said: “Hindi pa naman natin hinihingi yan. Ang hinihintay natin malinawagan sya ng kusa na nandun sya sa hanay ng kadiliman.”