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(Eagle News)—-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was given ten days to submit a counter-affidavit to the libel charges filed against him by former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and lawyer Mans Carpio. The charges, filed before the Davao Prosecutors Office, stem from a radio interview Trillanes gave in 2017 in which he accused the presidential son and the presidential son-in-law of asking money from Uber and other firms regulated by the Road Board, the Department of […]
(Eagle News)– Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday said her husband and brother did the right thing when they sued Senator Antonio Trillanes. Duterte said she hopes that the case Mans Carpio and Paolo Duterte filed against the senator for his statement linking them to the so-called Davao Group will prosper. “I feel na what Trillanes did to them is too much, especially that my husband is a private individual. He is not a public official,” […]
(Eagle News) — A “harassment suit.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described on Thursday the civil case filed against him by Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio. “..Because our corrupt and co-opted justice system have become the refuge of the Duterte scoundrels,” Trillanes said. “Just be sure that you’d be in power forever because I have made it my life’s mission to make your murderous and corrupt clan accountable for your actions,” he added. Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s son and son-in-law have sued Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for damages over his statement linking the two to the entry of a P6.4-billion shabu shipment in the country via Customs express lanes in May. Quoting a Davao court official, a GMA 7 report said Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio filed the charges on December 27. The filing comes days after the younger Duterte resigned from his post as vice […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has created a panel that will hold a fact-finding investigation into the P6.4-billion worth of shabu that entered the country in May via Customs express lanes. The Ombudsman made the announcement in a brief statement released on Tuesday. “The release (of the drugs) was allegedly facilitated by public officials who were identified as members of the ‘Davao Group’ by Customs broker Mark Ruben Taguba II,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the government was building a case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV—whom at one point he called “crazy”— over his alleged offshore bank accounts. According to the President, the amount in these accounts was less than the required amount to raise red flags. He said Trillanes–who also has a “(disbursement acceleration program) problem” — maintains these offshore accounts with other Chinese. “Even if he signs […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of owning bank accounts outside the country. “I’m coming out with Trillanes’ bank accounts all over,” the President said in his speech during the closing ceremony of the 26th Mindanao Business Conference in Cagayan de Oro. Duterte made the announcement after Trillanes accused his son, Paolo, and son-in-law Mans Carpio of owning more than P100 million each in each of their accounts, of […]
(Eagle News) — They’re pure baloney, wild propaganda. This was how the lawyer of Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte described Senator Antonio Trillanes’ allegations against his client. According to Rainier Madrid, who is also the vice mayor’s spokesperson, Trillanes’ claims the younger Duterte was a member of a triad, and was involved in illegal activities with corrupt Customs officials and employees, were only meant to “create perceptions in the minds of people.” For this, Madrid […]
(Eagle News) — The son-in-law of President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denied he was engaged in illegal activities involving the Bureau of Customs, noting that he was only at one point in the Office of the Commissioner because he was representing a client. Mans Carpio said he went to the office of then-Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to explain to him the “crusade” of a certain “Mr. Reta.” He said “Mr. Reta” wanted the BoC to use […]
Gordon warns Trillanes vs making “baseless allegations” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes on Thursday accused Davao Vice Mayor of being a member of a “triad” based on a supposed tattoo on the presidential son’s back. But Senator Richard Gordon, Senate blue ribbon committee chair, warned Trillanes against making “baseless allegations.” Trillanes said the “dragon” tattoo the presidential son supposedly had was the “physical proof” that he was a member of the syndicate, based on […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has arrived at the Senate. The presidential son was seen in the premises past 9:30 a.m. He is currently being held outside the plenary. He and his brother in law Mans Carpio were invited by the Senate blue ribbon committee to shed light on the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment via Customs express lanes in the country in May. This was after fixer Mark Taguba claimed […]
