Team DailyPedia
MANILA, Philippines. Comedian and film director Manny Castaneda, in a controversial post on his Facebook page, has made a shocking allegation against allies of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.
Castaneda, who endorsed former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago in the 2016 Presidential race, has accused Aquino administration members of protecting narco-politicians and receiving money from the illegal drugs trade.
Citing Sen. Leila De Lima, Sen. Franklin Drilon, and other personalities as acting “suspiciously” defensive after President Rodrigo Duterte named local officials reportedly involved in the illegal drugs trade, Castaneda suspects that there’s a more “substantial reason” behind the efforts to discredit the president’s narco-politicians list.
“There is no doubt that the Aquino administration was fully aware of the existence of narco-politics. All salient information was at their fingertip. It is therefore no surprise that Mar Roxas was able to provide explicit data of the drug menace in Davao to debunk Duterte’s assertion that illegal drug trade in Davao has been placed under control,” Castaneda wrote.
According to Castaneda, the Aquino administration opted to neglect the country’s drug problem and allow illegal activities to proliferate despite their knowledge about it. Castaneda speculated that the Aquino administration was motivated to do so since they were receiving drug-money.
“With all the circumstances mentioned, I cannot help but conclude that the Aquino administration was a recipient of drug-money. It is only this motive that can explain their behavior. If this is true… the Aquino administration has a very thick blood on their hands, blood of victims who died and lives destroyed due to illegal drugs,” Castaneda added.
As of press time, Castaneda’s viral post has been shared almost 3,000 times.
