Bishop keeps faith with gov’t despite sedition charge

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:26:53 +0000

Caloocan bishop blasts PNP; denies 'Bikoy' connection

Despite death threats and sedition cases that the opposition has described as “political harassment,” Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has kept faith with the current administration, saying he was “leaving (the legal case) to the proper agency of government to decide on.” Persecution has never done any harm on the Church, David said. “Our life […]

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In counter-affidavit, Archbishop Villegas admits meeting Bikoy but denies being part of ‘oust-Duterte plot’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:40:33 +0000

Ousting Duterte is not part of my job as priest -- Villegas

MANILA, Philippines – Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has denied being part of a plan to oust President Duterte but admits meeting Peter Joemel “Bikoy” Advincula briefly once. In his counter-affidavit submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Villegas said while he was at the Jesuit Residence in Ateneo, Advincula approached him and asked if they […]

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Women leaders urge fair probe of Robredo et al.

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:45:37 +0000

As the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) marshaled more evidence to support its charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 others, a group of women leaders called for an independent probe of the “conflicting tales” of Peter Joemel Advincula, the self-styled whistleblower also known as “Bikoy.”

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DOJ tells PNP: Submit sedition evidence vs Leni, 37 others

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:35:24 +0000

Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors on Friday ordered the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to submit evidence supporting its sedition and other charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 others.

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Bikoy can’t be state witness – Tañada

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:11:16 +0000

Bikoy can’t be state witness - Tañada

MANILA, Philippines – Peter Joemel Advincula — who claims to be the “Bikoy” — cannot be a state witness in the sedition raps against Vice President Leni Robredo and 35 other individuals, according to former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada. In a statement on Thursday, Tañada, a lawyer by profession, insisted that Advincula cannot be admitted […]

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Speaking the truth is not sedition – Belmonte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:31:19 +0000

Speaking the truth is not sedition – Belmonte

House Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon City 6th District Rep. Kit Belmonte has reminded his colleagues that speaking the truth isn’t tantamount to sedition.

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In Pampanga, thousands attend Mass for clergymen with sedition raps

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:19:56 +0000

In Pampanga, thousands attend Mass for clergymen with sedition raps

At least 33 Catholic priests, led by San Fernando Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, led a holy Mass expressing solidarity with four bishops and three priests charged with sedition.

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‘Bikoy’ wants government to protect him amid sedition case

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:30:36 +0000

The self-confessed “Bikoy,” narrator in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, has sought protection from the government due to death threats.

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Dagupan church workers, parishioners back Villegas amid sedition raps

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:47:05 +0000

Dagupan church workers, parishioners back Villegas amid sedition raps

About 1,000 people here on Wednesday rallied behind Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, who was accused of sedition in connection with the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos.

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OSG justifies role in PNP-CIDG’s sedition case against Robredo, et al.

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:12:01 +0000

The OSG has defended its move to represent the PNP-CIDG in the filing of a sedition complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo and 35 others.

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