MANILA, Philippines – A “suspicious” vehicle was seen making rounds along the street of opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s home, the lawmaker said on Tuesday, September 18.

Trillanes showed the media CCTV footage of the vehicle during a news briefing on Tuesday.

“Suspicious ‘yung behavior eh. Doon kasi sa kalye namin, sa may dulo ‘yun eh, so pag wala kang business doon eh mahahalata ka. So dalawang beses umikot ‘yan, noong sinita ng mga nagbabantay doon sa bahay namin eh kumapiras ng takbo,” Trillanes said.

(The behavior of is suspicious. My home is located near the end of the street, so if you don’t have a business there, you would be easily noticed. It went around twice, and when the guards called their attention, they sped off.)

Trillanes said they were able to acquire a copy of the CCTV footage, and were able to get a hold of the vehicle’s plate number, as well as images of the passengers’ faces.

Trillanes said it had the “hallmark of surveillance activity.”

“Hindi ‘to basta-basta harrasment lang o pananakot kasi they were not meant to be seen, kaya lang nabisto lang. Tinitingnan nila kung papaano siguro sila pwede pumasok o paano nila maituloy ang kanilang hangarin. Hindi natin malalaman,” Trillanes said on Tuesday, 

(This is not to be taken lightly as harassment or intimidation because they were not meant to be seen, but they were found out. They probably were looking at how they can go in [our home] or how they can pursue their plan. We won’t know.)

Trillanes said he would check with his lawyers if they could pursue legal action regarding the matter. In the meantime, he said they tightened the security at his home to protect his family. (READ: How Trillanes family is coping with his amnesty ordeal)

The senator has been holed up in the Senate for two weeks, since President Rodrigo Duterte revoked his amnesty and ordered his arrest. – Rappler.com

Follow the developments here:

• Supreme Court denies Trillanes request for TRO
• Senate minority seeks probe into Duterte’s revocation of Trillanes amnesty
• Amid TRO hiccup, Trillanes ‘grateful’ to SC for recognizing his rights
• EXPLAINER: What the Supreme Court TRO denial means for Trillanes
• Upon issue of warrant, Sotto should bring Trillanes to Camp Crame
• Duterte mentions ‘Trillanes’ 20 times in Q and A
• Lorenzana assures Trillanes: ‘No warrant, no arrest’

Summaries:

• [WRAP | Day 1] Duterte voiding Trillanes’ amnesty: Everything you need to know
• [WRAP | Day 2] Trillanes gets relief from court, DOJ seeks options
• [WRAP | Day 3] Looming Trillanes arrest jolts PH from sleep
• [WRAP | Day 4] Trillanes stays in Senate, Duterte changes tune on warrantless arrest
• [WRAP | Day 5] Family stands by Trillanes as Duterte slams senator
• [WRAP | Day 6] AFP chief Galvez, Honasan push for rule of law in Trillanes case
• [WRAP | DAY 7] No arrest warrant issued against Trillanes
• [WRAP | DAY 8] SC denies Trillanes TRO request, insists no warrantless arrest