“Nakikita naman natin ang mga style ng mga Duterte supporters kung paano sila mag-hire ng mga tao na gumawa ng kathang-isip na kwento kapalit ang malaking halaga laban sa Pangulo,” Palace Press Officer Usec. (We see the style of Duterte supporters in how they hire people to make fabricated stories against the President in exchange for a large sum of money.) “Marami ang nakakaramdam na parte ito ng plano nina Mike Defensor at ibang kasamahan niya para sa isang destabilisasyon,” she added. Castro said it is up to the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate and take necessary steps on the matter. The Palace official also clarified that she is only speaking on behalf of Marcos, and not of others implicated in the controversy.