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    Kumukontra na agad si Cong. Paos..........


    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10...anes-mutineers

    Aquino grants amnesty to Trillanes, mutineers


    MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - President Benigno Aquino III has signed a proclamation granting amnesty to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and other soldiers involved in the Oakwood Mutiny in July 2003, the Marine standoff last February 2006 and the Manila Peninsula siege in November 2007.

    Aquino said what he signed was a proclamation and is subject to concurrence by Congress.

    The President made the announcement in an ambush interview after visiting the launch of the Electronic Business Name Registration System (eBNRS) at the DTI-NCR Area 3 office at Highway 54 along EDSA.

    Aquino said the Department of Defense will process the application for the amnesty once it is concurred in by Congress.

    The proclamation is expected to be sent to Congress today, Aquino said.

    Trillanes is in military detention for his involvement in 2 of the events, including the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny and the Manila Peninsula Siege.

    Other top military officials involved in the mutinous plots are former Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and Marines Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda.

    Lim, who ran for senator last May under President Aquino's political party, is involved in both the 2006 standoff and the Manila Peninsula Siege while Miranda is in detention for his alleged role in the Marine standoff.

    In September, a group composed of prominent people came out with a full-page advertisement urging President Aquino to grant amnesty to the so-called Magdalo soldiers.

    The group asked President Aquino to "grant amnesty to the active and former officers and enlisted personnel" of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) "who stood against the previous administration."

    Among the signatories were former president Joseph Estrada, former Vice-President Teofisto Guingona Jr., former Senate Presidents Jovito Salonga and Ernesto Maceda, former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.

    "These soldiers have already suffered the consequences of their actions. They have paid their dues. We believe that it is the time for them to rebuild their lives, and in the process, contribute to rebuilding this nation," the ad stated.

    Two months before the open letter came out, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima submitted to President Aquino its evaluation on the case of Trillanes.

    This was after President Aquino ordered De Lima to review the coup d'etat charge against Trillanes since the elements of a coup were not present during the short-lived Oakwood mutiny.

    "[Trillanes] was imprisoned because of Oakwood. My opinion is, and that is just my individual opinion, the fiscal should not have let that case prosper. There are several other cases but the coup d'etat case has specific requirements, which were not present. I think there was injustice there," the President said.

    The statement sparked a brief debate at the Senate. Several senators criticized Aquino for allegedly meddling in a judicial matter.

    Sen. Gregorio Honasan has proposed to file a bill in the Senate that will grant amnesty to junior officers who participated in the failed 2003 Oakwood Mutiny. With reports from Ruby Tayag, radio dzMM and Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

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    wrong move. he let go of the troublemakers tsk tsk. be ready for military adventurism once again

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimnyeatworld View Post
    wrong move. he let go of the troublemakers tsk tsk. be ready for military adventurism once again
    Agreed. Lalakas lang ang loob ng ibang gusto lang kumontra. We already have so much of those in congress. We don't need to be showing the military that they should follow the lead of those like Trillanes and Honasan... who for all we know just want to be Senators and have succeeded.

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    Nakow, yung mga 5-star hotels at luxury apartments in Makati better have their insurance policies upgraded just in case Trillanes decide to do another putsch... I wonder kung off limits siya sa Penn.
    Last edited by Monseratto; October 12th, 2010 at 04:23 PM.

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    what is he on?

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    never ending cycle na to. pag me kumontra sa kanya during his six years e sasamapahan ng coupe. pag pasok nung bagong admin, ganun din gagawin like what noy did.

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    usually, a coup is only acceptable if ang incumbent is guilty of mass killing people. but the GMA admin is only an admin problem that's why i dont consider these Magdalo group as
    true soldiers with heart.

    this is bad. Noy maybe following the footsteps of his mother. He's too soft. remember Cory, she was allied with Enrile, Honasan etc. before. and look what happened, they turned against her for so many times during her term. why bec. they perceived Cory as weak. tsk tsk, I think now is really the time to rethink that plan of mine to migrate to Las Vegas. mura bahay dun ngaun

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    Ganti of Prez Noynoy Aquino against Cong. GMA for releasing the killers of Sen. Ninoy Aquino?

    Tit for tat?

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    sending a signal sa lahat nang sundalo...bad or good signal? it's up to the soldiers how they will interpret the action of the president!

    sabi nga ni Pnoy nung inaugural speech nya..."wala kapatawaran kung walang hustisya"...sana inantay nya na muna na magkaroon ng decision ang korte both civil and military tska sya nag decision.

    Di rin natin masisisi ang mga sundalo bakit nag aaklas, corruption sa armed forces ay talamak...mantakin mo bala ng kalaban galing sa gobyerno tapos yung bala na yun ang papatay sa mga kabaro mo.

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    Kahit Congress agree na sa amnesty. Kaya sure shot na ito. Laya na si Trillanes, Faeldon, et al.

    Magkatabi na sina Honasan at Trillanes sa Senado.

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