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LOOK: Sen. Trillanes executes affidavit in exchange for Duterte’s bank secrecy waiver

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Vice presidential aspirant Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has executed an affidavit indicating where he got the information from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s bank accounts in Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch on Monday, May 2.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfV1f6h3ytNNjKqQrzcZF6pCiNVeRS82EFNf4VUoMQaMOGPuPUhFjQFECzY4i1doDFwnp9m_netwPv4KCM_7ysReES48NE5MBFxJgBdC5_F0Tt_FSUZzUtBnAA8L1OwLvxKzL-DX8LGeI/s1600/trillanes-affidavit-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfV1f6h3ytNNjKqQrzcZF6pCiNVeRS82EFNf4VUoMQaMOGPuPUhFjQFECzY4i1doDFwnp9m_netwPv4KCM_7ysReES48NE5MBFxJgBdC5_F0Tt_FSUZzUtBnAA8L1OwLvxKzL-DX8LGeI/s640/trillanes-affidavit-3.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />Trillanes presented the affidavit in exchange for a bank secrecy waiver from the PDP-Laban standard bearer.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwm4YTiNDy_iotyVSQJf70X9Bz03laCHNpO4a5oEw63aQbrco_nLObvMeZfpOTP07EhqRKgDJT2jTY5UN3wkqnGPbumJKT2bXh3zLXKHZ4paMion7AjJSoCxh95WqB9us496lVs8AD91Q/s1600/trillanes-affidavit.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Sen. Trillanes executes affidavit in exchange for Duterte’s bank secrecy waiver" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwm4YTiNDy_iotyVSQJf70X9Bz03laCHNpO4a5oEw63aQbrco_nLObvMeZfpOTP07EhqRKgDJT2jTY5UN3wkqnGPbumJKT2bXh3zLXKHZ4paMion7AjJSoCxh95WqB9us496lVs8AD91Q/s1600/trillanes-affidavit.jpg" title=" Sen. Trillanes executes affidavit in exchange for Duterte’s bank secrecy waiver" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoNmK_MSoW4W52WdeHPjxwBIAk-6VMpHysvr2FZWCZr6_QSayVSPsKgM7p8ENQGraZtd7Aq4ItYXWJuNpgk_8CXqfTt5IbxsyvyvtiS2tgCMcXh6X_MUmSGWPmG0c9p82WXAdHO55tZBC/s1600/trillanes-affidavit-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trillanes affidavit" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoNmK_MSoW4W52WdeHPjxwBIAk-6VMpHysvr2FZWCZr6_QSayVSPsKgM7p8ENQGraZtd7Aq4ItYXWJuNpgk_8CXqfTt5IbxsyvyvtiS2tgCMcXh6X_MUmSGWPmG0c9p82WXAdHO55tZBC/s1600/trillanes-affidavit-2.jpg" title="Trillanes affidavit" /></a></div><br />However, in his interview with Balitanghali, Trillanes revealed that Duterte’s legal counsel Atty. Salvador Panelo, requested a copy of the account balances of the tough talking mayor’s bank accounts from BPI instead of providing a waiver.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/duterte-trillanes-face-off-bpi-julia-vargas.html" rel="nofollow">Trillanes, Duterte lawyer face off at BPI Julia Vargas</a><br /><br />Panelo was authorized by Duterte to open the presidential aspirant’s bank account and provide a bank certification debunking the P211 million hidden wealth allegation against him.<br /><br />"I went to the bank and I had them receive the special power of attorney of Mayor Duterte authorizing me to look into the records of his bank account and to ask the bank for a certification that at no time since the opening of the account has there been P211 million whether singly, collectively, or cumulatively deposited to his name. 'Yun ang hiningi ko sa bangko,” Panelo told GMA News.<br /><br />However, Panelo revealed that BPI asked for 7 days in order to look into their request due to legal issues. This means that the bank account details will be disclosed on May 11, two days after election day if the 7-day period would only include banking days.<br /><br />Panelo added that they did not ask for a transaction history since the issue is the P211 million deposit in Duterte’s bank account. According to him, Duterte’s current balance in the said account is P17,660.<br /><br />In Trillanes’ affidavit, the lawmaker tagged a certain Joseph De Mesa as his source of information on Duterte’s alleged hidden millions. De Mesa, a former Duterte supporter, apparently has contacts in an agency that investigates ill-gotten wealth of government officials.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Sen. Trillanes executes affidavit in exchange for Duterte’s bank secrecy waiver

MANILA, Philippines- Vice presidential aspirant Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has executed an affidavit indicating where he got the informati...

Trillanes, Duterte lawyer face off at BPI Julia Vargas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel has met with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, May 2 at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch in Pasig City in order to address the hidden wealth accusations of the lawmaker to the tough talking mayor.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtUQLHVz9likEnf280eBHUKPZLft4vnGdPixyTRMQHnbtEeOSxdS1_AEJtZCZF_r8_Dhmf8sPOBYr_cSRrb5PKdw5FPcmI6bQE3slEbqzeUqW2P79NWCE1CCS3U8vdboIu3tLAFcdN8vm/s1600/trillanes-duterte-bpi-faceoff.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The camps of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV meet up for a face off at BPI Julia Vargas." border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtUQLHVz9likEnf280eBHUKPZLft4vnGdPixyTRMQHnbtEeOSxdS1_AEJtZCZF_r8_Dhmf8sPOBYr_cSRrb5PKdw5FPcmI6bQE3slEbqzeUqW2P79NWCE1CCS3U8vdboIu3tLAFcdN8vm/s640/trillanes-duterte-bpi-faceoff.jpg" title="The camps of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV meet up for a face off at BPI Julia Vargas." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The camps of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV meet up for a face off at BPI Julia Vargas.</td></tr></tbody></table>Atty. Sal Panelo, Duterte’s lawyer, was authorized to open the presidential candidate’s bank account and issue a bank certification that the presidential aspirant never amassed P211 million.<br /><br />“I have addressed the bank to issue the necessary documents. Based on the records of the bank, walang P211 million sa kanyang deposit mula pa noong ito'y binuksan niya at hanggang ngayon,” Panelo told GMA News.<br /><br />Trillanes, who is currently running for vice president, has alleged the PDP-Laban standard bearer of failing to declare P211 million in his ”secret” BPI accounts at Julia Vargas branch in 2014. Although Duterte agreed to open his bank accounts in order to disprove Trillanes’ claims, he demanded that the senator  execute an affidavit on his accusations as well as name his sources first.<br /><br />Panelo added that Trillanes needs to prove the existence of the money since bank secrecy laws prohibit banks and employees to disclose account details of its clients.<br /><br /><i>“Mayroong batas na nagsasabing hindi puwedeng mag-reveal ang bangko na anumang impormasyon kaugnay sa deposito ng isang kliyente. Nakalagay din sa batas na nagbabawal sa isang empleyado na maglabas ng impormasyon sa deposito sapagkat sila ay idedemanda sa ilalim ng batas,”</i> Panelo explained.<br /><br />(There’s a law that prohibits the bank from revealing any information about the account of a client. It is also indicated in the law that an employee is prohibited from revealing any information about the client’s account since they can be sued under the law.)<br /><br />Furthemore, Panelo revealed that they will not be disclosing the entire history of Duterte’s bank accounts.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Trillanes told ABS-CBN News that he has issued an affidavit yet Duterte still refused to sign the waiver or open his bank account.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Statement of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on meeting with Atty. Sal Panelo <a href="https://t.co/mcMiOvOFNL" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/mcMiOvOFNL</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy" rel="nofollow">@jeffcanoy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2016?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Halalan2016</a></div>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/726994958733836288" rel="nofollow">May 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Kapamilya actor Robin Padilla also expressed his support for Duterte by showing up at the face off. A vocal supporter of Duterte, Padilla threatened to withdraw all his money from the Ayala-owned bank because of the “political hack job” against his presidential bet. <br /><br /><i>“Meron tayong batas na dapat sinusunod. Dapat si Sen. Trillanes, sinasabi niyang isang senador, hindi niya dapat sinasabi na walang rule of law... Magwiwithdraw muna ako,”</i> Padilla said.<br /><br />( We have a law to follow. Sen. Trillanes shouldn’t say that there is no rule of law. I will withdraw first.)<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Trillanes, Duterte lawyer face off at BPI Julia Vargas

MANILA, Philippines- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel has met with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, May 2 at the Bank...