MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed a complaint for plunder against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday.
Trillanes alleged that Duterte and Go “facilitated corrupt practices, specifically the awarding of more than a hundred government contracts to companies owned by Go’s father and brother worth at least P6.6 billion.
The complaint was based on a September 6, 2018, report of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), which stated that CLTG Builders was given 125 government contracts worth P4.6 Billion from 2007, when Duterte was still Davao mayor, to 2017, when he became president.
On the other hand, Alfrego Builders, owned...