Trillanes on Duterte Not Riding Jet Ski on Benham Rise,”Natakot sa hamon ko!”

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has new a tirade against President Rodrigo Duterte. This time, the Liberal Party (LP) ally senator criticized the president for not riding a jet ski on his visit to Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) last Tuesday, May 15, which the latter has promised during the presidential campaign in the 2016 elections but later said it was only a joke.

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"Pinigilan lang namin at sobra ang init. (We stopped him simply because the weather was very hot.) Not good for his health," Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Brigadier General Lope Dagoy told reporters, debunking reporters saying that there were security threats against President Duterte riding on a jet ski in Benham Rise.

As reported earlier, Sen. Trillanes challenged the president that he is will resign immediately if the latter will ride on a jet ski once he visited the contested Philippine Rise. “Puro lang kasi siya dada. Kaya ngayon, hinahamon ko siya. Pag sumakay siya ng jet ski sa Philippine Rise, magre-resign ako agad agad!” He said on Tuesday.

This Wednesday, Trillanes mocked President Duterte and called him coward. According to the Opposition senator, the president did not ride a jet ski because he is afraid of his challenge. “Expected ko naman yun kay Duterte. Alam naman nating di siya sasakay sa jet ski kaya malakas ang loob hamunin siya.” The anti-Duterte senator said that day.

“Sa madaling sabi, wala talaga siyang kayang tuparin sa mga pangako nya, at takot siya sa hamon ko. Kasi imagine, kung sumakay siya, nabawasan sana sakit ng ulo nya sa senado. (In short, he cannot fulfill his promise and he is afraid of my challenge. Imagine, if he rode the jet ski, he will lost a headache in the senate.)” He added.


Meanwhile, among those who rode the jet ski in Benham Rise are Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, presidential son Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, and PBA party-list Representative Jericho Nograles. That day, President Duterte also declared Philippine Rise as a marine protected area.

Contributed by Orlando Gagui