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President Bongbong Marcos to issue proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees

(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Monday, July 24, said he would issue a proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees. In making the announcement in his second State of the Nation Address, the President also called on Congress to “support” the endeavor. Article VII Section 19 of the 1987 Constitution stipulates that the President of the Philippines “has the power to grant amnesty with the concurrence of a majority of all the members of […]