Malacañang is set to probe the alleged leaked emails of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters, dubbed as ‘LeniLeaks,’ planning to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos.
“It has really become a national issue. I said even before it becomes a national issue, as one of the president’s men, I am concerned about this. I need to know about the veracity of the reports,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar told radio station dzBB Sunday.
When asked if Robredo was part of the email conversations, Andanar replied: “I don’t think so. I did not see anything there indicating that she was part of it. Allegedly, her staff was part of the conversation but we don’t want to say that for now.”
Meanwhile, Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag said it is now up to Vice President Leni Robredo to convince the public that the ‘Lenileaks’ is not true.
“We will respect whatever the Vice President would claim and it’s up to her if there are photos or emails or leaks that came out,” Banaag said in an interview with state-run Radyo ng Bayan.
“Then it’s up to her to convince the public if it is true that she has nothing to do with, or she is not coordinating with other groups in the US or other personalities in the Philippines about that,” she added.
The hashtag “#lenileaks” has been trending on social media particularly on Twitter since it came out last week.
