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(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said he would question the validity of Proclamation no. 572 that revoked the amnesty granted to him by former President Benigno Aquino III before the Supreme Court. In a press conference, Trillanes said he would file a petition for a temporary restraining order. “This goes beyond the political lines,” he said. Proclamation no. 572 cited a certification issued by the Armed Forces of the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Department of National Defense on Wednesday, Sept. 5, maintained it could initiate court-martial proceedings against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with the Oakwood Mutiny and the Manila Peninsula Siege. According to Atty. Richard Patrict Rubin, chief of the DND’s legal affairs service, Trillanes’ case, after all, was within the jurisdiction of a military court martial since he supposedly violated the Articles of War 96 and 97 when […]
(Eagle News) — A Makati court has scheduled the hearing on the Department of Justice’s application for an alias warrant against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sept. 13. Judge Andres Soriano of the Makati Regional Trial Court’s Branch 148 also gave Trillanes five days to comment on the DOJ motion that also seeks for a hold departure order against him. The application for an HDO and an alias warrant was made by the DOJ after […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said he had no plans of leaving the Senate premises so far. Trillanes made the comment in an interview with reporters in the Upper House, where he spent the night following the revocation of the amnesty granted to him by former President Benigno Aquino III. “Kasi hindi valid..Instinct ko nga kahapon ay magwalk in na ako..If we’re going to turn ourselves in voluntarily, ang […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto on Wednesday, Sept. 5, took to the defense of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV after the amnesty granted to him was revoked by President Rodrigo Duterte. “Kung nawala papeles niya, bakit niya problema yun?” Recto asked. Proclamation 572 cited a certification from the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ J1 that said Trillanes’ application was “not available” in revoking the amnesty granted by then-President Benigno Aquino III to him. The proclamation […]
(Eagle News) — If Senator Antonio Trillanes has proof he applied for amnesty, then he can show this in court if he challenges the amnesty revocation, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Speaking to ANC, Guevarra said this document, after all, was “what seems to be missing.” Under Proclamation No. 572, President Rodrigo Duterte voided the amnesty granted to Trillanes, noting a certification from the Armed Forces of the Philippines that said […]
(Eagle News) — Inflation reached 6.4 percent in August, the Philippine Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, Sept. 5. According to the PSA, this was the fastest recorded since the 6.6 percent inflation rate in March 2009. Earlier, the Department of Finance predicted an inflation rate of 5.88 percent.
(Eagle News) — The plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law will be on January 21, 2019. This is according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, who issued a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 5. According to Jimenez, special registration activities would be conducted in Bangsamoro “core territories” from Sept. 11 to 13, 2018. The plebiscite period, on the other hand, was from Dec. 7, 2018 to Feb. 5, 2019. The campaign period for […]
(Eagle News) — A Cebu town mayor who was linked to illegal drug activities was killed after unidentified men shot him on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Ronda Mayor Mariano Blanco III was shot dead while he was sleeping in his office after midnight. Blanco died as he was being rushed to the hospital. He was stripped off his police powers after he was linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is not discounting the possibility of more attacks in the country following the blasts in Sultan Kudarat that left at least five dead. “There’s a lot of terror attacks going on, not only here but all over the world and my country is no exception. We just had about two explosions in one of the provinces in Mindanao. And we expect more,” Duterte said during his visit to Israel’s Magen […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 4, said the Philippines will source intelligence-gathering equipment only from Israel, this despite a sales pitch from America. The President made the statement during his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. The President is on a four-day official visit to Israel. “That is my order specifically, Israel,” Duterte said, noting that the same equipment from Israel helped the Philippines win against the local terrorists who overran Marawi […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice formally asked the Makati City Regional Trial Court to issue an alias warrant of arrest against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The DOJ made the request via a very urgent ex-Parte omnibus motion filed before Branch 148. According to the motion, the coup d’état case filed against Trillanes in connection with the Oakwood mutiny and Manila Peninsula incident was still pending in the first place. This […]
