Tag: Warrantless arrest

Duterte orders re-arrest of 17-year-old suspect in Silawan slay

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 26, revealed he ordered the re-arrest of the suspect in the killing of Christine Silawan. Duterte said he gave the order after the prosecutor ordered Silawan’s 17-year-old former boyfriend released after the National Bureau of Investigation failed to justify he was covered by warrantless arrest. Under the Rules of Court, a warrantless arrest is valid under three circumstances: When, in the presence of the policeman, the person to […]

Trillanes insists Duterte wants him arrested even without a warrant

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, Sept. 7, insisted President Rodrigo Duterte wants him arrested even without a warrant. “The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and PNP (Philippine National Police) still have orders to have me arrested even without a warrant,” Trillanes, who has neen holed up in the Senate since Proclamation No. 572 declared void ab initio the amnesty granted to him, said. Trillanes made the statement even after Presidential Spokesperson Harry […]