Warning: Lacson

John Nery - @jnery_newsstand 08/10/2021

  Sen. Ping Lacson ran for president in 2004, and lost badly. He received about 3.5 million votes, some 10 percent of all votes cast, placing a distant third. In the eyes of some, he cost movie…

Opposition: Purists vs pragmatists

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 08/09/2021

The crusade to unite the opposition under a single presidential candidate is facing a divisive issue between pragmatists and purists. The pragmatists are led by Vice President Leni Robredo, while the purists are spearheaded by former senator…

Repurposing 1Sambayan

Segundo Eclar Romero - @inquirerdotnet 08/06/2021

Did VP Leni just pull the rug from under 1Sambayan? Much of the Filipino nation that wants an end to the Duterte regime see in 1Sambayan the mechanism for uniting the opposition to wage this fight. But…

Warning: Trillanes

John Nery - @jnery_newsstand 08/03/2021

  After another round of sniping at Vice President Leni Robredo last week, former senator Sonny Trillanes issued a lengthy explanation yesterday. The statement is a significant walking-back of his supporters’ more aggressive comments, but it still…

QC court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others over ‘Bikoy’ videos

Mariejo S. Ramos, Marlon Ramos 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court on Friday ordered the arrest of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV and 10 others over the widely circulated “Bikoy” videos that linked President Duterte and members of his family to the…

DOJ sets probe of kidnap raps vs Trillanes

Jerome Aning - Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/28/2019

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has set on Oct. 11 the first preliminary investigation of the kidnapping with serious illegal detention case filed against former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and several others by a supposed whistleblower who…

‘Bikoy’ says claims in videos are lies, tags LP, Trillanes

/INQ.net 05/23/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who claims to be “Bikoy,” revealed on Thursday that the narcolist videos were orchestrated by the Liberal Party and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Ito ay pawang orchestrated lamang…

CA denies Trillanes plea to temporarily stop rebellion case trial

Inquirer.net 03/20/2019

MANILA, Philippines–The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the plea of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to temporarily stop the trial of the reopened rebellion case against him before the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 150. “We…

Arrest warrants on Trillanes

MAO BA? 12/10/2018

News on the four arrest warrants issued to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV drew mixed reactions on the Cebu Daily News Facebook page. Ronnie Torres said, “Diversion tactics of Duterte admin focusing on nonsense and nonbeneficial issues to…

Trillanes posts bail in Pasay for libel cases filed by Paolo Duterte

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday secured temporary freedom after posting P96,000 bail before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for libel filed by former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte. The Davao City RTC Branch…

NCRPO chief secures copy of arrest warrant vs Trillanes

Inquirer.net 12/09/2018

MANILA, Philippines — National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Director Guillermo Eleazar confirmed that they already have a copy of the arrest warrant issued by a Davao court against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a phone…

Davao Court orders Trillanes’ arrest for libel

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

The Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 54 on Friday ordered the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for libel. Trillanes is facing a case for libel before Judge Melinda Alconcel-Dayanghirang of Davao RTC Branch 150. The…

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