Tag: Duterte. Trillanes

Duterte says Trillanes’ mother, Napoles behind anomalous helmet deal

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has tagged the mother of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in an anomalous purchase of Kevlar helmets. In a speech in Davao, Duterte also tagged alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles in the scam. “Remember ‘yung Kevlar? It’s a helmet na matigas na hindi matamaan ng . . . kung bala hindi masyado maka-penetrate. That’s Kevlar. Ang nag-deliver noon ang nanay ni Trillanes pati si Napoles. ‘Yan ang totoo diyan,” […]

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Roque: “The past finally caught up with Trillanes”; notes lack of real admission of guilt by senator on coup charge

  (Eagle News) – “The past finally caught up with Senator Trillanes.” This was how Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described the recent turn of events on the voiding of the 2010 amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV by former President Benigno Aquino III. Roque, who had also served as legal counsel before for Trillanes himself and other mutineers, said the senator had never admitted guilt to the crime of coup d’etat. What will now […]

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