TRILLLANES FILES PLUNDER, GRAFT RAPS VS EX-PRESIDENT DUTERTE, GO

(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th filed graft and plunder cases against former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Christopher Go on Friday before the Department of Justice (DoJ)

The case stemmed from the contracts awarded to Davao-based CLTG Builders and Alfrego Builders and Supply owned allegedly by the father and sibling of Sen. Go.

Based on the complaint filed by Trillanes, CLTG and Alfrego were "awarded government projects, from 2007 to 2018, valued at a staggering amount of at least P6.6 billion."

According to the former senator, Section 1(d) of the plunder law or Republic Act 7080 lists ways to acquire ill-gotten wealth, and that includes "taking undue advantage of official position, authority, relationship, connection or influence to unjustly enrich himself or themselves at the expense and to the damage and prejudice of the Filipino people and the Republic of the Philippines."

"It was during the period when Respondent Bong Go was appointed to a Cabinet post by Respondent Duterte that CLTG Builders and Alfrego Builders & Supply were awarded an overwhelming number of substantial and sizeable projects worth billions of pesos," said the complaint.

"By repeatedly awarding hundreds of public infrastructure projects worth billions upon billions of pesos to sole proprietorships undeniably owned by Respondent Go's immediate family members... Respondents have indeed unjustly favored Respondent Go's next-of-kin and unjustly enriched themselves at the expense and to damage and prejudice of the Filipino people and the Republic of the Philippines," the complaint added.

Aside from Duterte and Go, Trillanes also sued the senator's father, Desiderio, and Go's half-brother, Alfredo.

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