In G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 & 256078 (Sen. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV v. Hon. Salvador C. Medialdea, et al; People of the Philippines v. Antonio F. Trillanes IV, People of the Philippines v. Antonio F. Trillanes IV), the Supreme Court En Banc ruled that the Amnesty Granted To Former Senator Antonio F. Trillanes Iv (Trillanes) Is Valid And That Its Revocation Through Proclamation No. 572, Issued By Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Is Unconstitutional.
The Court, speaking through Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, ruled that a President cannot revoke a grant of amnesty without concurrence from Congress. The Court also grounded its ruling on the primacy of the Bill of Rights and reaffirmed that neither the Government nor any of its officials, including the President, are above the law.
(This only goes to show that Duterte is Unknowledgeable in our laws! And only PLAYING like a KING)
The Court ruled that the revocation of Trillanes’ amnesty long after it became final and without prior notice violated his constitutional right to due process.
Further, Proclamation No. 572, in seeking the revival of the criminal cases against Trillanes after they had been dismissed with finality, violated his constitutional rights against ex pnesty long after it became final and without prior notice violated his constitutional right to due process.
Further, Proclamation No. 572, in seeking the revival of the criminal cases against Trillanes after they had been dismissed with finality, violated his constitutional rights against ex post facto laws and double jeopardy.
Finally, the Court found that there is convincing evidence that Trillanes did file his amnesty application. The Executive’s decision to revoke only Trillanes’ amnesty, notwithstanding the fact that the application forms of all the other amnesty grantees could similarly no longer be located, constituted a breach of his right to the equal protection of the laws.
The Decision affirms that in balancing the exercise of presidential prerogatives and the protection of the citizens’ rights, the Constitution and the laws remain as the Court’s anchor and rudder.
The Supreme Court Public Information Office will upload a copy of G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660, and 256078 (Trillanes v. Medialdea; People v. Trillanes; and People v. Trillanes) once it receives the same from the Office of the Clerk of Court En Banc. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
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