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DND chief mum on Trillanes amnesty issue
When asked on whether Solicitor General Jose Calida coordinated with him regarding Trillanes’s amnesty records, Lorenzana said the top government counsel called him on Aug. 16 to discuss the matter. (PNA file photo)
MANILA — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday declined to comment on Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s petition against Presidential Proclamation 572 which declared the amnesty granted to him as void ab initio.
“‘Yung question ng amnesty na yan, total nandun na sa (Supreme Court), (The question regarding that amnesty is now with the Supreme Court) so let us, let the SC decide on that, kung ano (what are the) merits or demerits ng mga arguments ng both sides, pabayaan na natin ang SC (let’s leave it to the SC),” he added.
When asked on whether Solicitor General Jose Calida coordinated with him regarding Trillanes’s amnesty records, Lorenzana said the top government counsel called him on Aug. 16 to discuss the matter.
“He asked me, he asked me personally by phone kung, kung gusto nya, (if he wants) to get the amnesty records niya (Trillanes) sa (at the) DND at saka sa AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) so I provided him (access to the office’s handling the records),” he added.
And shortly after, someone from the Office of the Solicitor General went to the DND to research, Lorenzana said.
The DND chief, however, clarified he did not personally provide any records to Calida.
“I did not say I provided him any records. What I said was he asked me if we at DND have a record of amnesty of Trillanes and his group. I replied I don’t know as this happened in many years ago. I asked our JAGS (Judge Advocate General Service) to assist the SolGen (Solicitor General). SolGen Calida sent one of his staff to the JAGS. The records that came out of DND were Proclamation 75 and the amnesty documents signed by (former DND) Secretary (Voltaire) Gazmin. These were the records that the Office of the SolGen got from us. Later, a Certification that there is no record of the amnesty (for) Sen. Trillanes was also given by GHQ (General Headquarters),” Lorenzana stressed.
The DND chief also dismissed claims that Trillanes was the only one singled out, adding that many persons are included in the review.
“Nakita ko marami yun eh (I saw it. There are so many documents), (I think it was) more than a hundred, tapos ilang pages yung pinirmahan ni (there were a number of pages signed by former DND) Secretary (Voltaire) Gazmin,” he added.
In his arrival speech after visiting Israel and Jordan on Saturday, President Rodrigo Duterte said the invalidation of the amnesty granted to Trillanes was recommended by Calida, who launched a process to review and dig into the amnesty records of some officials.
Based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s Proclamation No. 572, which was signed last Aug. 31, Trillanes has no pending application for amnesty granted to all active and former personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and supporters who joined the July 27, 2003 Oakwood Mutiny, the February 2006 Marines stand-off and the Nov. 29, 2007 Manila Peninsula incident.
This, in effect, voided the amnesty extended to him by former president Benigno S. Aquino III through Proclamation 75 issued on November 2010.
Ampy Vista
September 12, 2018 at 10:48 PM
Waaa!
Gagawa ng paraan kahit baluktot para pagtakpan mga kabulastugan.Waaa.
Waste of time and govt. resources.Waaa.
Hindi mahuhuli ang Pilipino sa talino.
Sumusubra lang.
Serious implementation of laws.
Kailangan ilagay sa ayos.Maraming batas.
Hindi naman sinusunod.Maraming nakakaalpas.Kunyari sampahan ng kaso,
lilitisin, husgahan,ikulong tapos patawarin at pakawalan. Tapos ihalal pa!
Para bang biro lang ang lahat.
Hindi si Senator Trillanes ang tinutukoy ko.
Kung hindi ang mga nagkaroon ng kaso ng plunder, pangungurakot/ graft & corruption.
Sa palagay ko, para maibsan ng malaki ang mga parehong problema from one administration to the next ay kailangan ang radical deprogramming at reprogramming—get rid of wrong/ bad mentality/values and replace with good/ right mentality/values.
How? Proper education.Nakasalalay sa balikat ng bawat Pilipino ang pagbabago ng lipunan. With political maturity which comes with an informed electorate, citizens who know their rights and responsibilities. It would not be far fetched to think they’ll be possibly, politically pro-active citizens.
Ano ba ang taong bayan? Mga tangingot?
O mga duwag at walang pakialam?
Nakasanayan lang ang magwalang bahala
o walang kibo dahil sa programming.
Maaring matagal bago makamtan ang pagbabago.Ngunit maari.
.
The kind of leaders we have are merely a reflection of the society we have.
Power emanates from the people.
That power can and must be exercized effectively for the benefit of the whole country not just a certain group or groups.
However, if the people sell their votes, are easily swayed by propaganda/ manipulative information
because they don’t bother to find out and disect/ analyze important issues, what can be expected to change?
Or they could not care less because they feel powerless, what then?
Ang mga magulang/ parental figures lalo na ang mga NANAY ang pinakamahalagang nilalalang
sa value formation ng kabataan. Hindi ito
kurokuro ko lang.Ito ay ayon sa mga dalubhasa sa larangan ng child development at psychology.
Ano ang dapat ituro?Emphasis on ETHICS early on—-Character formation:
honesty, integrity, work ethic.
Patriotism/love of country, responsible stewardship of natural resouces/environment. Volunteerism.
Empathy for the needy, less fortunate members of society.
Respect for law and order.
For adults: responsible parenthood, suffrage and other political rights , duties and responsibilities of citizenship
Pag nangyari ang deprogramming at reprogramming, we can hope to have a
better society with vigilant citizens who
are patriotic and vanguards against crime,
drugs, and graft and corruption.
Leaders, please focus on problema ng bayan and stick to rule of law.Get rid of graft & corruption.
Don’t exploit the masses nor try to bend the law/s merely for self agrandizement.
Hindi tangingot at duwag ang mga Pilipino.
Nakasanayan lang magsawalang kibo at huwag makialam sa mga kalokohan at kabulastugan na nangyayari ngunit ito ay magbabago kung naisin ng karamihan sa pamamagitan ng nasambit na deprogramming at reprogramming dahil
ang pagiisip, pananaw, kilos ay mga gawi
na maaring palitan ng panibagong pagiisip, pananaw, at mga kilos para sa mas maunlad at mabuting kinabusan para sa buong bansa.