(Eagle News) — At least 14 senators have expressed support for the ethics complaint Senator Richard Gordon is set to file against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. This is according to Gordon himself, who spoke to reporters after the Senate majority bloc held a 3-hour caucus to discuss priority bills on Monday afternoon. “I have the support of more than 10, more than 12, more than 14 senators,” Gordon said. Gordon announced he would file the […]
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Senator Gordon junks Trillanes’ request for Senate committee to summon Paolo Duterte, Mans Carpio
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday rejected Senator Trillanes IV’s request to summon President Rodrigo Duterte’s son Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and son-in-law Mans Carpio, noting that the information that they were behind the alleged Davao Group was mere “hearsay.” The information was given by fixer Mark Taguba at a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes on Thursday. “Sa akin, […]
Senator Trillanes may face ethics complaint for “disrespectful, unparliamentary” remarks
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV may face an ethics complaint in the Senate after he issued what his colleague said were “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments. “Maybe it is high time that we refer to the Senate ethics committee Senator Trillanes’ actions since he is becoming damaging to the institution and becoming damaging to the country,” Senator JV Ejercito said in a statement on Tuesday. Ejercito was referring to Trillanes’ “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments […]
President Duterte says Trillanes, De Lima, Robredo behind ouster plot vs him
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday named the three people he said were behind the ouster plot against him. “Look, prangka tayo..They want me ousted. Who’s behind it? Itong si Trillanes, sundalo mabuti pang security guard to, and his ilk,” Duterte said, referring to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Aside from being a critic of Duterte and his policies, Trillanes is a member of the Magdalo group that has filed an impeachment complaint against […]
SOJ Aguirre, nagsabing nais siyang idawit ni Sen. De Lima at kaalyado sa Immigration Bribery scandal
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ibinunyag ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II na mayroong plano ang ilang Senador na bigyan ng legislative immunity ang dalawang dating Immigration Deputy Commissioners na dawit sa bribery scandal para siya ang idiin sa kontrobersya. Tinukoy ni Aguirre sina Senador Antonio Trillanes IV, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan at Senadora Leila De Lima na nagbabalak umanong isulong ang immunity sa mga sinibak na Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials na sina Al Argosino […]
Sotto chastises Trillanes for calling lawmakers Duterte ‘apologists’
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III and other senators on Friday, November 4 chastised Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for his statement during a forum in the Senate on Thursday that some of his colleagues are apologists of President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Sotto, the term apologist is “uncalled for and absurd. ” “Yung term na ‘apologist’ is uncalled for dahil pwedeng a senator is also merely airing his opinion. Ang […]
De Lima lauds Gordon for not pursuing ethics complaint
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila De Lima on Wednesday (October 5) expressed her gratitude to Senator Richard Gordon for not pursuing the ethics complaint he planned to file against her. “I sincerely thank him na hindi na niya po itutuloy for the sake of the institution,” De Lima said in an interview. “We have better things to do in the Senate. Marami pong trabaho ang Senado. And then hindi ho maganda sa imahe ng institusyon na […]
De Lima at Trillanes, sasampahan ng reklamo sa Senate Ethics Committee
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ikinukunsidera ni Senador Richard Gordon na sampahan ng reklamo sa Ethics Committee sina Senador Leila De Lima at Antonio Trillanes IV. Kasunod ito ng nangyaring pambabastos at umano’y panloloko ng dalawa sa mga miyembro ng Senate Committee on Justice nang paharapin sa imbestigasyon ng senado ang testigo na si Edgar Matobato. Ayon kay Gordon, batay lang ito sa resulta ng caucus na ginawa ng mga miyembro ng komite. Inamin […]
Trillanes to Cayetano: It will not happen again
(Eagle News)– Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday (September 19) has expressed his apologies to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano regarding their Senate hearing clash last week. “This is to express my apologies for my demeanor during last Thursday’s hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights,” Trillanes said in a letter sent to the office of Cayetano. “It was brought about because of the intense passion and emotion of the moment. Nonetheless, it was […]
Trillanes recognizes Duterte’s victory
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV recognized the victory of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the presidential race. Trillanes added that he also respects the wishes of the Filipino people. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Trillanes will do everything to prevent Duterte victory
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is hoping that voters will change their mind due to his revelation regarding Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s hidden wealth. Trillanes also challenged Duterte to file a libel case against him. On the other hand, Duterte said that no one should pay attention to Trillanes because he is just causing a great disturbance to the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
Withdrawal of Php 200M will be discovered if Duterte issues state of accounts – Trillanes
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s withdrawal of Php 200 million from his alleged account in the Bank of the Philippine Islands will be discovered once Duterte shows his statement of accounts, which is the reason why Duterte is intentionally not releasing his BPI statement of account. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)





