Duterte has only expressed plans to sue Trillanes, who accused the former president of having suspicious funds channeled into his bank accounts
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte has filed a “1 billion libel case” against former senator Antonio Trillanes IV following the latter’sThe TikTok video bearing the claim was posted on November 16 by an account with 74,600 followers. As of writing, the video has 61,300 views 2,534 likes, and 198 comments.The video did not clarify whether the “1 billion” refers to the number of cases or the peso amount in damages that Duterte is allegedly suing Trillanes for.
The misleading TikTok video only said, without proof, that there was a public clamor for Duterte to file a “1 billion libel case” over Trillanes’ allegations., Duterte threatened to put Trillanes behind bars if the latter’s claims of P200 million allegedly transferred to the Duterte bank accounts were proven false.FACT CHECK: ICC has imprisoned individuals convicted of grave int’l crimes
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