Tag: amnesty revocation

Trillanes, DOJ motions vs Makati court decision on senator’s amnesty grant up for resolution

(Eagle News) — The pleadings filed by the government and the camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to appeal a part of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148’s October ruling that, among others, denied the issuance of an arrest warrant against the senator for coup d’etat but at the same time upheld the validity of Proclamation No. 572 are now up for resolution. This as Trillanes’ camp filed their reply to the prosecution’s opposition […]

Palace: Trillanes should prove he submitted application form for amnesty

(Eagle News)—-Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Sunday, Sept. 9, maintained it was up to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to show proof that he indeed submitted a form to apply for amnesty for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively. “Kung hindi mahanap iyong kopya ng (Department of National Defense), ang dapat diyan ipakita niya iyong kopya niya kasi lahat naman iyan kapag nag-file ka, may receive copy hindi ba?” he […]

Labor Undersecretary Paras to sue Trillanes for inciting to sedition

(Eagle News)–Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras is slated to sue  Senator Antonio Trillanes IV again. The charges for inciting to sedition to be filed before a Pasay court stem from Trillanes’ remark the military should not follow “illegal orders” from President Rodrigo Duterte. Trillanes made the remark amid rumors he was to be arrested following the declaration of the amnesty granted to him as void ab initio. The charges were also reportedly because Trillanes called the […]

Duterte: Calida initiated probe into granting of amnesty to Trillanes

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Sept. 8, said it was Solicitor General Jose Calida who initiated a probe into the granting of amnesty to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege. He said he could not refuse as Calida was the government lawyer and he as chief executive  should “enforce the law.” This is the first time Duterte acknowledged that Calida initiated the research. Calida had remained […]

Trillanes insists Duterte wants him arrested even without a warrant

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, Sept. 7, insisted President Rodrigo Duterte wants him arrested even without a warrant. “The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and PNP (Philippine National Police) still have orders to have me arrested even without a warrant,” Trillanes, who has neen holed up in the Senate since Proclamation No. 572 declared void ab initio the amnesty granted to him, said. Trillanes made the statement even after Presidential Spokesperson Harry […]

JUST IN: Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte files libel raps vs Trillanes

Presidential son says Manases Carpio to charge the senator with libel, too By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has filed libel charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The charges filed before the Davao City Prosecutors Office on Thursday, Sept. 6,  stem from what the presidential son said was Trillanes’ “defamatory publication, with malice, afterthought, and evil intent to malign, ridicule and harass me and my family during a teleradyo […]

Second court where DOJ lodged motion vs Trillanes won’t issue warrant vs him just yet

(Eagle News) — The Makati court where the Department of Justice lodged a second motion for an alias warrant and hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will not issue the warrant just yet. Lawyer Diosfa Valencia, the Clerk of Court of the Makati Regional Trial Court’s Branch 150, said they have to retrieve case records first. Trillanes, who played a prominent role in the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and […]

Palace stands by Presidential Proclamation 572

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Sept. 6, stood by the presidential proclamation that declared the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV as void ab initio. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, “kinakailangan naman kapag nabigyan ng amnestiya … may tunay na pag-aamin at merong kumbaga dahil nagsisisi ka nagkakaroon ng parang panibagong buhay…” “..Pero sa tingin ko ay parehong wala,” he said. He also questioned Trillanes’ filing of a petition seeking for […]

UPDATED: Trillanes asks SC to nullify Presidential Proclamation No. 572; seeks injunction

(Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 6, asked the Supreme Court to nullify the proclamation that declared the amnesty granted to him as void ab initio, and to restrain authorities from arresting him and pursuing cases against him over the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege. “We are banking on the legal issues we have raised. Pinopoint out namin na walang kapangyarihan ang presidente na magwithdraw ng amnesty..,” […]

Trillanes says DND has no jurisdiction over him; I have been a civilian since 2007, he says

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said the Department of National Defense has no jurisdiction over him. In a press conference, Trillanes said this was because as of  2007, he was already considered a civilian. Defense officials, however, already said that even if this was the case, Trillanes could still be court-martialled as he violated the Articles of War as a soldier. “Pursuant to Section 66 of the Omnibus Election […]

Alejano to PNP, AFP: Do not follow “illegal order” to arrest Trillanes

(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Wednesday, Sept. 5, urged the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to not follow what he said was the “illegal order” to arrest Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “There is no warrant of arrest and there are no charges to begin with,” Alejano said in a statement. According to Alejano, the PNP and the AFP were “the army of and for the Filipino people.” “Do […]

Trillanes to question presidential proclamation revoking amnesty granted to him before SC

(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 […]