WE write in reference to the opinion column of Mr. Yen Makabenta entitled, “A festival of schadenfreude, courtesy of Trillanes, Duterte and Sereno”, which was published in your prestigious newspaper on June 17, 2017, as well as on the online version of the same.

On behalf of Sen. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes 4th, we wish to call your attention to the false and derogatory statements of Mr. Makabenta and the use of fake news as his basis in his column, when he wrote thus: