Senator Antonio Trillanes IV remains a free man after Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 148 turned down the government’s request for an arrest order against the senator on Wednesday.
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After an almost eight-hour hearing, which included a cross-examination of witnesses from both camps, Judge Andres Soriano of Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 still did not issue a warrant of arrest against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday.
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A hearing on detained Senator Leila de Lima’s drug trading case came to an abrupt end on Tuesday after the prosecution failed to present its first witness, former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) head, Director Benjamin Magalong.
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“If I’m right, this is the discovery of the millennium and it’s not wasting anybody’s time.”
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has suspended work in all courts in the National Capital Judicial Region including Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals and Sandiganbayan starting 12 noon Monday.
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Detained Sen. Leila de Lima was arraigned for her second drug charge in a Muntinlupa court on Friday, just two weeks after her first arraignment concluded an 18-month-long legal skirmish to amend the charges against her.
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CHICAGO — A Brazilian mother is heading to court to demand for her son’s release from United States government custody after the two were separated at the Texas border a month ago.
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Washington, United States – The US Supreme Court upheld Tuesday President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations, but his “zero tolerance” crackdown on illegal immigration was put on hold for lack of places to detain families arrested at the Mexican border.
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The Sandiganbayan has rejected the motion of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. asking to defer his plunder trial and to require the prosecution to identify the evidence proving allegations of ill-gotten wealth.
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NAGA CITY – A Municipal Trial Court Judge was killed in his own home in Presentacion town, Camarines Sur, police said on Wednesday.
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