Statement of Sen. Trillanes re Duterte's call for political truce and respect for his mandate:

We respect the electoral mandate of Pres. Duterte but that does not exempt him from being accountable for the crimes he has committed. Just to cite a few allegations: he has ordered the killing of radio broadcasters Jun Pala and Fred Sotto; he has amassed ill-gotten wealth of more than 2bn pesos through corruption; and he committed crimes against humanity through his brutal policy wherein at least 8,000 poor Filipinos were killed. Mr. Duterte, you have to answer for your crimes because you are not above the law. As to his invitation to dinner for VP Robredo, it is a trap to disarm and politically neutralize her at this time that Duterte is facing the biggest political storm yet of his term as president. Let me remind everyone that it is the same tactic Duterte used early on during his term wherein he belatedly offered a cabinet post to her then made fun of her through his misogynistic remarks about her legs and knees. VP Leni wasn't even given the latitude to appoint her own people within her department. Then when it was politically convenient, Duterte unceremoniously kicked her out of the cabinet. Now, he's at it again. Only the naive would be fooled.