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Former ambassadors, who served under different administrations, have come together to endorse Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in their respective bids in the May 9 elections.
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (VPLR Media Bu
Published May 18, 2021, 3:40 PM
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has rejected claims thrown by former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile against him over his role in the 2012 standoff at Scarborough Shoal, saying the former president apparently chose him to hold backdoor negotiations because he found him “trustworthy.”
“Why did PNoy (Aquino) appoint me as backchannel negotiator? Because he found me trustworthy unlike Enrile,” Trillanes said in his Tweet.
Trillanes also denied that he bypassed then Ambassador to China Sonia Brady, saying that upon her arrival at the first instance, he briefed her on the whole talks at the Philippine Embassy “with no Chinese present.”