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(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has expressed his intent to question a Makati court’s order upholding the legality of Proclamation No. 572 directly before the Supreme Court, where he earlier filed a petition seeking for the proclamation to be nullified. In his urgent motion, manifestation and notice of appeal, Trillanes, through his legal counsel Reynaldo Robles, asked Judge Andres Soriano of Branch 148 of the Makati Regional Trial Court to allow him to appeal […]
(Eagle News)–The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 has denied the partial motions for reconsideration filed by both state prosecutors and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In denying the motions in a one-page order on Nov. 22, Judge Andres Soriano noted that they were a “mere rehash of the issues and arguments which have already been exhaustively threshed out, passed upon and discussed in the assailed order.” Prosecutors appealed for Soriano to reconsider his “factual findings […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is asking the court to allow him to travel to four countries in December and January. In a motion, Trillanes, who is out on bail, asked Judge Elmo Alameda of Branch 150 of the Makati Regional Trial Court for approval to go to The Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom from December 11, 2018 to January 12, 2019 and to the United States from January 27 to February […]
(Eagle News) – “This is just the beginning. This is not the end.” This was the pronouncement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra after Makati Regional Trial branch 148 judge Andres Soriano “denied due course” to their motion seeking an arrest warrant and a hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on the coup d’etat case initially filed in the said Makati court. Gueverra said the Department of Justice will still elevate this to […]
(Eagle News) – The Makati Regional Trial Court branch 148 handling the coup d’etat case of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has junked the motion for the issuance of arrest warrant against the senator on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, saying that it was “powerless” to revive a case which had long been dismissed. Makati RTC Judge Andres Soriano said that the coup d’etat case was dismissed based on the court’s order dated Sept. 21, 2011, or […]
(Eagle News) — Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV is now waiting inside his office at the Senate for word on the resolution issued by Makati Regional Trial Court branch 148 regarding his coup d’etat case. Trillanes would not yet comment while waiting for information regarding the Makati RTC resolution. He said he would wait for a copy of the resolution issued by Judge Andres Soriano who is handling his coup d’etat case which is […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice on Sunday, Oct. 14, took strong exception to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano’s allegation the government was exerting pressure on a Makati court judge for him to rule against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in the coup d’état case against him. In a strongly worded statement, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the DOJ “does not interact with the judge except through the pleadings filed and arguments raised in open court,” referring to […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday, Sept. 28, said the Department of Justice had “no problem” with a Makati judge’s decision to defer action on their motion for an arrest warrant and hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “The DOJ does not have any problem with Judge [Andres] Soriano’s desire to study the issues further,” he said, referring to the presiding judge of Makati Regional Trial Court’s Branch 148, where Trillanes had […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Chiz Escudero urged the Supreme Court to act on Senator Antonio Trillanes’ petition challenging Proclamation No. 572 and seeking to put a stop to its implementation. “O kung matatagalan pa ang kanilang pagpapasya, sana ikonsidera nila ang pag-isyu muna ng TRO (temporary restraining order). The right of a person to liberty cannot be made to depend on the Court’s absence or lack of action on an issue,” Escudero said. Earlier, the SC, without […]
Article quoted Trillanes as saying he and his colleagues “did not admit to the charge of coup d’etat or anything na finile sa amin” (Eagle News) — A Makati court has ordered GMA News TV to produce a “duly authenticated” copy of its 2011 report that said Senator Antonio Trillanes IV availed of the amnesty granted by the then-government for the Oakwood mutiny and the Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively. Makati Regional Trial […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice maintained the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148’s order dismissing the coup d’état case against him “may simply be ignored” as “in contemplation of law, it is “non-existent.” In its eight-page reply, the prosecution said this was because the Sept. 21, 2011 order of the court was based “solely” on the amnesty, which Proclamation 572 has declared void ab initio. “The dismissal has no leg to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 13, said he would try to leave the Senate building “quietly.” “Susubukan ko mamayang lumabas. We will do it quietly para we’ll see,” Trillanes said. Trillanes had been sleeping overnight in the Upper House since news of the issuance of Proclamation No. 572 broke last week. The proclamation, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, declared the amnesty granted to Trillanes for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula […]
