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(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)–Presidential son Paolo Duterte said he was not seeking revenge but “justice.” The former Davao vice mayor issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte said his son was running for a seat in the House of Representatives to get back at Senator Antonio Trillanes. Last year, Trillanes accused the presidential son of being part of a smuggling syndicate and of a triad, allegations which the younger Duterte denied. He resigned as the then- Davao […]
(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Saturday, Nov. 10, reiterated Proclamation No. 572 is “by no means an intrusion or usurpation into the powers of the other independent branches of government.” “As correctly stated by the Makati court, the President’s proclamation does not trample upon the Congressional prerogative to concur with the grant of amnesties since it is not the amnesty proclamation that was declared void, but its implementation,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, referring to Branch […]
(Eagle News) — Naninindigan naman si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na nagawa umano nito ang lahat ng requirements para makakuha ang amnesty mula sa pag-aaklas nito noon laban sa pamahalaan ng bansa. Sa kaniyang sagot sa komento ng prosecutor sa pagdinig na ginagawa ng Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150, muling iginiit ng mambabatas na maliwanag ang isinasaad ng certification of amnesty na kaniyang hawak. Pinagtibay aniya ito ng Kongreso at Senado, base na rin […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, Oct. 2, faced officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time since the amnesty granted to him for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege was revoked by Presidential Proclamation No. 572. The proclamation had cited as bases Trillanes’ alleged failure to file an official application for the amnesty based on a certification issued by the military such a file was not available, and his […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV refused to apologize to Solicitor Generl Jose Calida, saying the lawyer was “in no position to demand anything.” “Alam ng buong Pilipinas at this point ‘yung katotohanan…Ngayon, kung ano man ang plano niyang gawin. I expect the worst out of him so he can do whatever he wants,” Trillanes said. Earlier in the day, Calida demanded a “sincere apology” from Trillanes for calling him a thief. “Meron pang statement si (Defense) […]
(Eagle News)—-What political persecution? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, Sept. 26, denied a Makati court’s order to have Senator Antonio Trillanes IV arrested was political persecution, saying everything “went through the correct process.” “It was decided by the courts and no one can dispute the integrity and independence of the courts in the Philippines,” Roque said in a television interview. According to Roque, in the first place, this was a “political gift” to Trillanes […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, Sept. 25, posted bail for the rebellion case filed against him. Trillanes proceeded to the Makati Regional Trial Court to post the P200,000 bail set by Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda for his temporary liberty, after he underwent booking procedures at the Makati Police. Live footage on national television showed Trillanes accompanied by opposition senators Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros, […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 has ordered the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. This was after Judge Elmo Alameda granted the Department of Justice’s very urgent ex-parte omnibus motion dated Sept. 7 that also sought for a hold departure order against the senator. The judge also set bail for Trillanes at P200,000, the same bail amount the court set in April 2010, when the court first allowed him […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Office of the Solicitor General has asked two branches of the Makati Regional Trial Court to dismiss Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s petition challenging Proclamation No. 572, and issue a warrant against him. According to the comment filed by the OSG before branches 150 and 148, where Trillanes had been charged with coup d’etat and rebellion charges for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday, Sept. 23, welcomed former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte’s filing of libel cases against him. According to Trillanes, it would be “an opportunity to call Polong as a hostile witness, so he would be compelled to show his tattoo on his back to prove that he is a member of a Chinese triad drug syndicate.” “It would also be an opportunity for me to have his bank accounts […]
(Eagle News)–“Stop acting like an anxious puppy.” Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo had this to say to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who he said “keeps on engaging the media by claiming that he must continue seeking the protection of the Senate since the President has personally ordered for his arrest.” “If he truly believes that there is no basis for his arrest and that he is practically doing service to the Filipino people by continuously […]
