MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Monday dismissed as “kalokohan” (nonsense) former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario’s statement that ranking Chinese officials had a hand in electing President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this as he took a swipe against Del Rosario for being a “traitor” to the country for withdrawing Filipino ships during a 2012 standoff with China in Scarborough Shoal.
“Kalokohan po iyan coming from a proven traitor,” Roque said when sought to comment on Del Rosario’s statement.
(That’s nonsense coming from a proven traitor.)
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