(1/6) Information operations now moving against me, cementing "journalist=criminal." Keng's lawyers and the Palace have similar messaging: it's the media attacking a "private individual. This isn't true. Please help me spread my response below. @rapplerdotcom #CourageON
(2/6) 1. The intelligence report was vetted by a senior investigative journalist, Aries Rufo (whose book is often quoted by President Duterte); 2. Not all intel reports are equal. One PDEA document sent by Keng's lawyers was signed by an officer embroiled in a graft suit ...
(3/6) ... that, incidentally, involved the use of luxury vehicles in anti-drug operations from January to June 2013. He was later convicted (although given the judgement against me, I now take that with a grain of salt): news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/18/…
(4/6) Keng is not just "a private businessman" rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/2… At least 1 massive govt project was awarded to a unit of his company a year after he filed the case against us philstar.com/business/2018/…
(5/6) Keng has ties to Huang Rulun, the Chinese tycoon whom President Rodrigo Duterte had profusely thanked for his P1.4-billion donation of a mega drug rehabilitation center in Nueva Ecija. China was investigating Huang Rulun for corruption: rappler.com/world/regions/…
(6/6) Financial Times headline: "China probes tycoon central to Philippines ties" ft.com/content/73049e… Rappler didn't have the resources to investigate these ties that bind, but perhaps others can help @OCCRP @ABSCBNNews @PhilstarNews @inquirerdotnet
Interesting - Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa and her links to government onenews.ph/cybercrime-exp…
