Tag: former President Aquino

NDF seeks arrest of Aquino, others over violent Kidapawan dispersal; Lacson says only Philippine court can do that

(Eagle News) — Only a court of law can mete out any form of penalty against anyone violating the laws of the country. This was the response of Senator Panfilo Lacson to a statement over the weekend from the National Democratic Front ordering the arrest of President Benigno Aquino III over the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan on April 1, last year. According to the NDF, former President Aquino should be made liable for committing […]

“Not my fault,” claims Aquino on Mamasapano tragedy; pins blame on Napeñas

  (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday answered President Rodrigo Duterte’s questions on his involvement and liability in the Mamasapano massacre, insisting that this was not his fault, but that of former police special action forces director Getulio Napeñas Jr. “Nangako po akong manahimik ng isang taon. Pero nitong Martes, nagsalita si Pangulong Duterte. Sa pakiwari ko: Tama lang po na tumugon ako,” Aquino said in a statement on Thursday, January […]