A disturbing statement by the AFP chief
There is something very wrong about the statement of AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez praising the President for agreeing to the rule of law.
Tag Archives: Antonio Trillanes IV
Duterte blinked
Three days after Pres. Duterte attempted to nullify the amnesty granted to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV by his predecessor Pres. Benigno Aquino III, the institutions that he expected to execute his order and support him blindly did not deliver forcing him to backtrack.
COMMENTARY: Duterte loses to Trillanes
Duterte has set the stage for sacrificing Jose Calida.
Duterte’s amnesty revocation betrays desperation
If Pres. Duterte didn't know Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV when he though the senator would cower in fear and hide when he ordered the revocation of the amnesty granted to him and other officials who took a stand against the presidency of Gloria Arroyo on July 27, 2003 at then Oakwood Hotel (now Ascott) at the Makati Commercial Center and on November 29, 2007 at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati.
Trillanes vs Nieto case underscores need to decriminalize libel
In the press statement of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on the indictment of blogger Rey Joseph “RJ” Nieto for cyber libel, he said, “Nieto will now be brought to trial and face a penalty of at least prision correccional or imprisonment from 6 months to one year to 6 years should he be adjudged guilty of libel.”
The ‘garbage’ continues to stink
When then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte dismissed as “garbage” the exposé of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV during last two weeks of the election campaign abouthis bank deposits with the Bank of Philippine Islands, Julia Vargas branch, he thought probably that was the end of it.
Not for lack of Duterte’s desire that Trillanes is alive
Cielito "Honeylet" Salvador Avanceña has weighed in on the more serious issues of her partner’s presidency. And we are stunned by her logic.
Is Duterte unraveling?
President Duterte never ceases to stun us. Yesterday, he admitted that his story about the offshore accounts of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV was a product of his imagination.
Ang Senado bilang bellwether ng klima ng pampublikong opinyon
Ang salitang bellwether ay "nagpapakita kung ano ang maaaring pangkalahatang hinaharap ng mga pagbabago o mga pangyayari."
The Senate as the Bellwether of the Climate of Public Opinion
Bellwether is "something that shows what the general future of changes or developments will probably be."
