Basta umibig ako: Dayan denies taking advantage of De Lima's 'frailties'

Ronnie Dayan, Senator Leila de Lima's former driver and alleged bagman, on Thursday denied that he took advantage of the former justice secretary's weaknesses as a woman.

During the House inquiry on the Bilibid drug trade, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Harry Roque asked Dayan about De Lima's claim that he fell in love with Dayan because of her “frailties as a woman.”

"Sa tingin mo pinagsamantahalan mo ang kahinaan ni Leila de Lima bilang isang babae noong kayo ay nagkaroon ng relasyon?" Roque asked.

[Do you think you took advantage of Leila de Lima's weaknesses as a women when you had a relationship?]

Dayan, however, denied this, saying he just fell in love with the senator.

"Basta umibig ako sa kanya, sir. Inibig din niya ako," he said.

[I just fell in love with her and she fell in love with me.]

Earlier, he also admitted to having a seven-year relationship with the former justice chief.

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