{"id":149792,"date":"2018-01-30T03:47:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T08:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149792"},"modified":"2018-01-30T03:47:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T08:47:41","slug":"palace-dares-trillanes-to-file-impeach-case-vs-prrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/30\/palace-dares-trillanes-to-file-impeach-case-vs-prrd\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace dares Trillanes to file impeach case vs. PRRD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Photo<\/a>: Albert Calvelo\/ Senate of the Philippines\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Malacanang on Tuesday challenged Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to file an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte if he believes the suspension of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang is an impeachable offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo ahead, file impeachment. Do it as soon as possible and we will see you in the House (of Representatives),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in response to Trillanes\u2019 statement.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) formally charged and placed Carandang under a 90-day preventive suspension for allegedly committing grave misconduct and dishonesty \u201cfor misuse of confidential information and disclosing false information\u201d in relation to the Ombudsman\u2019s probe on the alleged bank records of the President and his family.<\/p>\n

Trillanes, a staunch critic of Duterte, said the OES violated Article 11, Section 5 of the 1987 Constitution, \u201cwhich clearly states the independence of the Office of the Ombudsman and its Deputies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roque insisted that the Office of the President\u2019s jurisdiction over the Deputy Ombudsman is constitutional.<\/p>\n

He said the OES will stand by its decision, adding that the Overall Deputy Ombudsman is free to seek legal remedy before any competent court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe OES, however, stands by its decision to formally charge and suspend Overall Deputy Ombudsman Carandang, pursuant to the President\u2019s broad powers to discipline all non-impeachable presidential appointees,\u201d Roque said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Carandang had claimed his documents showing the flow of money through debits and credits were provided by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).<\/p>\n

He also said the bank records were similar to the documents that Trillanes obtained from AMLC.
\nThe AMLC, however, had denied that it released the bank records of President Duterte and his family to Carandang and Trillanes.
\n\u201cThe charges stem from unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, which AMLC clarified, did not come from them; which AMLC also said, were wrong and misleading,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Carandang has been given 10 days to answer the charges.<\/p>\n

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