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(Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 6, asked the Supreme Court to nullify the proclamation that declared the amnesty granted to him as void ab initio, and to restrain authorities from arresting him and pursuing cases against him over the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege. “We are banking on the legal issues we have raised. Pinopoint out namin na walang kapangyarihan ang presidente na magwithdraw ng amnesty..,” […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 6, presented documents he said would show that he applied for amnesty in connection with the Oakwood mutiny and Manila Peninsula siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively. The documents, which he said he sourced from his “friends from the Armed Forces of the Philippines,” included what was supposed to be a letter from the then-Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin that said the applications of the 38 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, July 14, denied it had taken away all of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s security escorts. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, based on information provided by the Philippine National Police, only two security escorts were removed as the senator “already had six when he was only allowed four.” He said the “excess” security escorts were needed by the public. “Let’s allow our PNP to keep our communities safe, please,” Roque said. […]
(Eagle News)–The Pasay City Prosecutors Office has approved the filing of a libel case against Thinking Pinoy blogger RJ Nieto. This was after Associate Prosecution lawyer Honey Rose Delgado found the elements of libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act were present in the post written by Nieto on Facebook in Oct. 2017, as alleged by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In the post, Nieto quoted US President Donald Trump as saying Trillanes was a “narco,” which […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, June 6, said he would face the charges for grave threats filed against him by Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras. Trillanes made the comment even as he noted that Paras “has the zero-credibility of a cellphone thief.” The lawmaker was apparently referring to a separate incident that saw Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin accusing Paras of stealing his cellphone at a congressional hearing. Paras has […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Handang harapin ng Malacañang ang anumang impeachment case na isasampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay ng pagsuspinde kay Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. Ito ang tugon ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque sa pahayag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na impeachable offense ang ginawa ng Office of the President na pagsuspende kay Carandang dahil mayroong jurisprudence ang Korte Suprema noong 2014 na pumabor sa apela ni Deputy Ombudsman Emelio […]
(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) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday confirmed meeting with senior United States government officials, including, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, but made the assurance that “unlike the officials of the Duterte administration,” he “presented only factual information.” “Besides, you cannot fool the US government. They know what is happening in our country,” he said. He confirmed he and Rubio, in particular, talked about “enhancing RP-US relations, corruption, and the human rights situation in […]
(Eagle News) — United States Republican Senator Marco Rubio confirmed meeting with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in the United States. In a Twitter post, Rubio, who earlier criticized the Duterte administration’s drug war, said the meeting was to “discuss the US-Philippine alliance, combating corruption, and protecting human rights amid their narcotics crisis.” In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said he only hoped “the correct information was given.” “…and not biased information designed to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has filed an ethics complaint against Senator Richard Gordon. In his complaint made public on Thursday, Trillanes asked the chairman and members of the Senate committee on ethics and accountability to hold Gordon liable for “unparliamentary acts, language, conduct” which he said were tantamount to misconduct. Last month, Trillanes said he would file the complaint after he and Gordon had a heated exchange during an Aug. 31 blue ribbon […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday named the supposed source of the offshore bank account information President Rodrigo Duterte said was the senator’s. In a privilege speech, Trillanes said that the “fake” information came from one Daniel “Snooky” Cruz, an individual who claimed to be a “forensic expert,” who was “well-connected” with the United States Embassy and a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Kaya raw niya magkaroon ng access […]
