MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro has likened Mike Defensor to infamous Senate witness Ador Mawanay, who testified against Sen. Panfilo Lacson over two decades ago but later retracted his statements. At Thursday’s briefing, Castro was asked to comment on Defensor’s warning that another group of former marines would soon come forward with their supposed firsthand accounts of an alleged bribery scheme in the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. READ: Palace: Marines’ alleged cash delivery to Marcos a ‘lousy script’ “Mike Defensor, the known wonder boy. Many of his speeches encourage our fellow citizens to remove our President from office. […]... Keep on reading: Palace: ‘Wonder Boy’ Mike Defensor is ‘Ador Mawanay 2.0’