by Ashzel Hachero
Detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV has rejected an “all-encompassing” amnesty proposed by Speaker Jose de Venecia.
“I won’t accept an amnesty especially coming from such an illegitimate government. That’s the easiest way out but I would not accept it,” Trillanes said Thursday after attending a hearing of his coup d’état case at the Makati regional trial court.
A group, “Trillanes, Paglingkurin Movement” has been formed to mobilize the 11 million who voted for Antonio Trillanes IV for senator and the Filipino people…
Update: Estrada open to JDV’s amnesty plan
This story is in today’s issue of the Inquirer. Please review my article “Amnesty me”. What JDV does not say is that it includes also Gloria Arroyo and company.
By Michael Lim Ubac
Inquirer
An “all-encompassing” amnesty for all “enemies” of the state, including deposed former president Joseph Estrada and military rebel-turned-senator Antonio Trillanes IV, is in the works.
Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Sunday that a bill to this effect would be filed “soon” in the House of Representatives “so that we can unify the nation.”
Gloria Arroyo and Loren Legarda kiss in a meeting at at the 44th National Defense College of the Philippines Foundation and Alumni Homecoming Day.
Gloria told Loren: You are the “she” I referred to in my Sona who will succeed me.”
More of this in this link to the Inquirer.
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Iba na talaga ang kasabwat.
Inquirer story: Issue is fraud, not contempt
Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol yesterday was found in indirect contempt by the Commission on Elections en banc.
He was sentenced to six months in jail and fined P1,000.
The decision was called by the opposition as just “a tap on the shoulder” and “insufficient and insulting.”
by Azchel Hachero
Malaya
Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Regional Trial Court today junked for “lack of merit” the motion of Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV for leave of court to be allowed to attend Senate sessions, hearings and investigations.
Pimentel likewise denied Trillanes’ related requests to be allowed to set up a working area in his place of detention at the Marine Brig at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, to give interviews to members of the media and to receive the press on Tuesdays and Fridays.
In his 11-page ruling, Pimentel said he was “not been persuaded by the reasons given by accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Noong isang araw, nagmiting ang mga administrasyon na senador sa isang restaurant. Dumating si Gloria Arroyo at pinag-usapan nilang tungkol sa Blue Ribbon committee na napabalita na noon na mapunta kay Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano.
Siyam ang kaalyado ni Arroyo sa Senado. Sina Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo, Juan Ponce-Enrile, Gregorio Honasan Lito Lapid, Richard Gordon, Bong Revilla, at Miriam Santiago. Walo lang talaga kasi ang pangsiyam, si Juan Miguel Zubiri, ay pekeng senador. Hindi siya binoto ng taumbayan. Nandiyan siya sa senado dahil sa mga pekeng boto na mina-manufacture ni Lintang Bedol sa Maguindanao.
Dayana Zubiri really takes after his patron and patronness Gloria and Mike Arroyo. Forgive Sen. Trillanes? The fake senator is having delusions.
Voting 17 to 4 on Resolution 22 Wednesday, the Senate officially asked the court to allow detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to perform his duties as senator.
Only Senators Joker Arroyo, Juan Ponce-Enrile, Richard Gordon, and Miriam Defensor-Santiago voted against the resolution.
By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
Senators on Tuesday deferred voting on a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to allow jailed Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to attend sessions.
“We will take up as the first order of business tomorrow,” said Senate Majority Floor Leader Francis Pangilinan of the issue that took up most of the second day of the chamber’s regular session.
Pangilinan and Senator Edgardo Angara also signed the resolution Tuesday.
Who was Gloria Arroyo addressing when she said in her State of the Nation Address, “From where I sit, I can tell you, a President is always as strong as she wants to be.”
Surely not the political opposition and civil society who were never impressed with her stolen power.
Was she directing it to the so called “hardliners” in the cabinet like national security adviser Norberto Gonzales and Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez who just do what they want to do and say what they want to say and all that she can say is “Amen”?