THIS IS A REAL SERIOUS ISSUE

When ‘Bikoy’ made a 180 degree turn from friend to foe against the interests of Sen. Trillanes and the ‘Yellows,’ it does not mean that his revelation does not deserve the proverbial second look that he was in fact induced to bear false witness on the ‘Bikoy’ episode.

In retrospect, when the ‘Bikoy’ episode alternately came out dehumanizing PRRD, his family, and his friends of involvement with drugs, the Yellows, and the media were in lockstep and went ballistic as they demanded an investigation before the Senate. But in the same breath, when ‘Bikoy’ personally came out and confessed that his video episodes were all orchestrated and induced by Sen. Trillanes and the Yellows, they themselves made an impassioned discourse echoing all throughout saying “this could be another ploy of the administration to harass the opposition.”

Indeed, the myopic view of Sen. Trillanes and the Yellow opposition party are that when ‘Bikoy’ accuses PRRD, his family, and his friends of involvement with drugs, they would say the accusation “is serious, quite pointed, and well- explained.” Contrariwise, when ‘Bikoy’ confessed later that everything in the ‘Bikoy’ video series was not, in fact, the real deal but were all lies, Sen. Trillanes, and the Yellows, would now pivot and try to tell a story that’s better for them. To have this kind of frame of mind of Sen. Trillanes and the Yellows, to me, is mind-boggling.

For me, just because ‘Bikoy’ confessed and told the truth, having been impelled by the dictates of his conscience, it would now diminish his credibility. It will not if he can present pieces of evidence that would support his confession. This is a real serious issue that the Senate must look into in aid of social legislation. The Senators can’t just sit and watch on the revelation of PJ Peter Advincula aka ‘Bikoy’ that the Yellows’ plotted to topple the Duterte Government referred to by its code name "Project Sodoma”. Therefore, I urge them to conduct a Senate Hearing on this.