Aquino grants amnesty to rebel senator, troops

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CBCP to Aquino: Grant amnesty to ‘common’ prisoners too

here's the link:

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/203357/c...-prisoners-too

Kani Istoryans uyon ba mo ani?

[KlaytoN]

@dv1000 Dili ko uyon ana..

Medyo sobrahan ra pud ang request sa CBCP. We cannot compare the two different situations here. Its a totally different scenario when it comes to handling cases. So much for that..

Have you heard about the "Justice On Wheels" program of the Supreme Court? This should be the solution that the CBCP is asking for. It's relatively a new program originally conceived by Justice Davide and Justice Puno. My view is why don't we just expand this program on a national scale? The fact is despite the meager budget for this program (as of now), it is quite successful in the speedy disposition and resolution of many cases (now in the thousands resolved) thus helping "decongest" the BJMP. This is a daunting task and the SC, with its small resources, obviously cannot mount a nationwide program for this.. The government should expand this kind of program.

[Jantehshiznit]

for me, political ra kaau ni si PNoy. dumot kaau ni GMA mao mga agi ni GMA kontrahan niya.

i know theres something wrong with our military but the actions of Trillanes is not good, and why does he need to run for a senate if he just wants to revamp the AFP. conflicting interest

[AnInO]

for me, political ra kaau ni si PNoy. dumot kaau ni GMA mao mga agi ni GMA kontrahan niya.

i know theres something wrong with our military but the actions of Trillanes is not good, and why does he need to run for a senate if he just wants to revamp the AFP. conflicting interest

hater well be hater... ahaha na unsa na gud tawon ni... abi man nako kami ra "kuno" haters basta man d i ilang idol... weetwee

[epson]

part giahpon sa polotico....

[masakiton]

for me, political ra kaau ni si PNoy. dumot kaau ni GMA mao mga agi ni GMA kontrahan niya.

bitaw.. gloria hater ni c noy2x
mai pa mo apply or mag pa appoint nalang c noy2x ug ombudsman kung mag cge ra siya gukod ni glora

[peewee_toot]

sa maka una lng gd og expose sa ilang mga baho. eng eng eng...

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CBCP to Aquino: Grant amnesty to ‘common’ prisoners too

here's the link:

CBCP to Aquino: Grant amnesty to ‘common’ prisoners too

Kani Istoryans uyon ba mo ani?

MODS: thanks for merging this thread. i hadn't noticed there was an existing one, thanks!

CBCP to Aquino: Grant amnesty to ‘common’ prisoners too
10/14/2010 | 09:14 AM


After granting amnesty to over 300 soldiers involved in three destabilization attempts against the previous administration, President Benigno Aquino III was asked to give similar attention to “common prisoners" languishing in jails for a long time.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care said many common prisoners are even “more deserving" of amnesty than the mutineers.

“I pray that amnesty and executive clemency, the power of the president, will be used particularly to a lot of so-called common criminals who have languished and are still languishing in jail. There are many of them," CBCP ECPPC executive director Rodolfo Diamante said in an article posted Thursday on the CBCP news site.

Diamante noted some 96,000 inmates across the country are languishing behind bars with “hundreds" already recommended by the Board of Pardons and Parole for amnesty.

On Tuesday, Aquino said he has signed a proclamation granting amnesty to soldiers involved in destabilization attempts against the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Those included in the amnesty grant are soldiers and officers involved in:
the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny;
February 2006 Marines standoff, and the
November 2007 Manila Peninsula takeover.

However, Diamante said Aquino should not imitate what the previous administration had done, giving of amnesty only to high-profile offenders such as convicted rapist and former Rep. Romeo Jalosjos, convicted killer Claudio Teehankee Jr., and former President Joseph Estrada.

“If he wants change and he talks of change, he should change the system. It will have to start on him on how he exercises that kind of privilege (granting the amnesty)," he said.

“It’s about time that he gave attention to those who committed the so-called common crime," he added.

Destabilization attempts

Aquino granted amnesty to soldiers involved in these three destabilization attempts against Arroyo:

Oakwood mutiny — occurred on July 27, 2003 when 321 armed soldiers, who called themselves "Bagong Katipuneros" (New Katipuneros) took over the Oakwood Premier Ayala Center (now Ascott Makati) serviced apartment tower in Makati City. Led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala and then Lt. Senior Grade and now Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the mutineers protested against the alleged corruption of the Arroyo administration;

Manila Peninsula incident — On November 29, 2007, Trillanes, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, Capt. Nicanor Faeldon and other Magdalo officials walked out of their trial and marched through the streets of Makati City, calling for the ouster of Arroyo. They then headed to The Peninsula Manila Hotel along Ayala Avenue in Makati City and seized its second floor;

February 2006 Marine standoff — The Philippines was placed under a state of emergency on February 24, 2006 after the government foiled an alleged coup d'état attempt; Arroyo lifted the state of emergency on March 3, 2006.
– VVP, GMANews.TV

[hulagway]

paita bya......si querubin 2 times nani na hatagan un amnesty..tsk tsk tsk tsk...

[AnInO]

mao lagi kuno brad ang mga nasilutan nga mga nag Coup saona wala na mag Coup pero katong mga na tagaan ug Amnesty cla ra gihapon ang nag sugod sa bag.o nasang Coup.. niresulta na ahaha