MANILA – Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said there may no longer be a need for the opposition to plot destabilization moves against President Rodrigo Duterte as his government is self-destructing anyway.
"It's called paranoia. Also insecurity. What destab are they talking about? What ‘triumvirate of plotters?’” De Lima said in a statement written from her detention cell.
“Stifling criticisms and shunning international condemnation, irrationality of behavior and policies, constant animosity towards the Church, sell-out of our sovereign rights over our maritime domain, and rejection of accountability for the heinous acts of summary killingsthese are a clear recipe for self-destruction. So don't look at us please.”
Duterte said last week that either De Lima, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, or Vice President Leni Robredo could be behind alleged attempts to oust him.
“Mag-prangka tayo, they want me ousted? Who’s behind it? Itong si Trillanes. Sundalo, mas mabuti pang security guard dito and his help. Sinong isa? Si De Lima. Gusto na niya akong paalisin,” Duterte said in a March 23 speech.
“Pangatlo si Leni, eh natural kasi bakit pa siya maghintay kung nandiyan ‘yung opportunity.”
While Duterte accused Robredo of being in a rush to claim the presidency, he has in several instances cleared the vice-president of any destabilization plot.
In a Philippine Star report, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said the military is monitoring the movements of Robredo and the two opposition senators.
Source : ABS-CBN
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