Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday said he would object to Sen. Richard Gordon’s bid to terminate the Senate blue ribbon committee’s inquiry into the P6.4-billion “shabu” (crystal meth) shipment from China because the committee had not yet located “Tita Nani,” the Bureau…
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday said he would object to Sen. Richard Gordon’s bid to terminate the Senate blue ribbon committee’s inquiry into the P6.4-billion “shabu” (crystal meth) shipment from China because the committee had not yet located “Tita Nani,” the Bureau of Customs (BOC) official allegedly representing the Davao Group led by presidential son and Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte in the smuggling activities.
Gordon has set the committee’s 10th hearing on Monday but will focus on the allegations of Sen. Panfilo Lacson on the existence of a “tara” or payola system at the BOC in a privilege speech early this month.
Gordon conducted nine hearings on the shabu shipment, which included the appearance of the younger Duterte and his brother-in-law, Manases Carpio, whom Trillanes alleged were members of the Davao Group based on testimony of customs fixer Mark Taguba II.
But in a phone interview, Trillanes said he would manifest on Monday’s resumption of the hearings his objection to the termination of the hearing of the shabu shipment.
