{"id":126157,"date":"2017-10-24T03:31:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T07:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=126157"},"modified":"2017-10-24T03:31:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T07:31:40","slug":"trillanes-father-of-fake-news-ex-vp-binay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/24\/trillanes-father-of-fake-news-ex-vp-binay\/","title":{"rendered":"Trillanes ‘father of fake news’: ex-VP Binay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The camp of former Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday tagged Senator Trillanes as the ‘father of fake news’ in connection with the libel case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against him before the Makati Regional Trial Court. (Photo: Jojo Binay\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— The camp of former Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday tagged Senator Trillanes as the ‘father of fake news’ in connection with the libel case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against him before the Makati Regional Trial Court.<\/p>\n

This, as the DOJ found probable cause on the complaint against the senator over his malicious statements against Binay in 2015.<\/p>\n

Joey Salgado, Binay’s spokesman, said the indictment exposes Trillanes as a “fake crusader against fake news”.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung pagbabatayan ang kasong isinampa ng<\/em>\u00a0DOJ,\u00a0lumalabas na si Senator Trillanes ay nagkakalat ng<\/em>\u00a0fake news\u00a0simula pa noong<\/em>\u00a02015. He deserves the unflattering title \u201cfather of fake news in the Philippines,\u201d Salgado said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Salgado noted the indictment was a vindication for the former Vice President.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt confirms what we have been saying all along: that the Senate hearings were in aid of political demolition, not legislation. And Senator Trillanes hid behind his parliamentary immunity in order to pollute the people\u2019s minds with lies as part of a well-orchestrated demolition job against former VP Binay,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Under the complaint, Trillanes is accused of \u201cdefaming, maligning the reputation and causing the dishonor of then Vice President Jejomar C. Binay.\u201d<\/p>\n

“That on or about 19 August 2015, the above named accused did then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, and with malice in fact, publicly made the following statement without regard to truth or falsity thereof and caused the same to be published… thereby defaming, maligning the reputation and causing the dishonor of then Vice President Jejomar Binay to his damage and prejudice,” read the information filed by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Edwin Dayog and approved by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon.<\/p>\n

The article said Trillanes would expose during the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing the PHP100-million racket of Binay in Makati City.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our blue ribbon subcommittee hearing, we will be exposing the ghost senior citizens of Makati during the incumbency of the Binays who have been claiming the benefits. The whole racket amounts to over PHP100 million per year,\u201d Trillanes was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

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