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Now-rolling UST books 3rd straight UAAP win

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
THE University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers are officially on a roll in UAAP Season 81 after picking up their third straight win with a 78-70 victory over the Far Eastern University Tamaraws on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Finishing the first round of the ongoing University Athletic Association of the Philippines season with back-to-back victories, the Tigers began the second round on a high note by showcasing a gutsy performance that had them taking everything that the Tamaraws threw at them and rising to book the win.
The contest started tight with both teams making runs and counter-runs.
UST though would make a late charge in the first quarter, led by guard Renzo Subido, to hold a 23-19 lead at the end of the first 10 minutes.
The Tigers continued with their spirited play to start the second quarter, outscoring the Tamaraws, 6-0, to stretch their lead to 10 points, 29-19, at the 5:23 mark of the canto.
Alec Stockton tried to rally FEU back but they could only come within four points, 37-33, by the halftime break.
FEU tied the count at 37-all early in the third period as Richard Escoto racked up four straight points.
UST though countered with a 7-0 blast after to build a 44-37 advantage midway into the frame.
The Tamaraws were undeterred as they kept coming back.
They tied the score at 46-all with 1:25 to go off a made basket by Axel Iñigo.
When third-quarter play ended, the two teams were levelled at 49-all.
The two teams began the fourth quarter angling to create leverage to pull away.
Back-to-back triples by veteran guard Marvin Lee pushed UST to a 55-51 lead a minute and a half into the final quarter.
The Tigers would add up to it, with Subido and Germy Mahinay helping their team to a 63-54 advantage with a little over five minutes left.
Arvin Tolentino moved to tow the Tamaraws back but UST continued to find ways to fend them off.
The Tigers held a 70-60 lead entering the last two minutes and just held on the rest of the way for the win.
Zach Wang led the way for UST with 20 points followed by Lee and Subido with 17 and 14 points, respectively.
Mahinay finished with 10 points and eight boards.
FEU, meanwhile, was paced by Escoto and Tolentino with 12 and 11 points each.
Incidentally, Tolentino was ejected from the game in the closing moments following a disqualifying foul on Wang.
“We played well again. The game of the kids came out in this one and we’re happy with the win. There is still a long ways to go. We are not going to be satisfied with these wins,” said UST coach Aldin Ayo after their win, speaking of their victory over FEU and their ongoing winning streak.

Houston piles on late, routs Boston in ALCS Game One

BOSTON — Justin Verlander pitched six gritty innings, and Carlos Correa delivered the tiebreaking single in the sixth that sent the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
Game 2 is Sunday night in Boston, when left-hander David Price pitches for the Red Sox opposite Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole.
Verlander (1-0) gave up two runs in the fifth, needing 33 pitches to get through the frame. He allowed two singles, one to Mookie Betts in the first and one to Steve Pearce in the fifth, but did enough to win his 13th postseason game.
In his 23rd postseason start, Verlander struck out six and matched a postseason career high with four walks.
George Springer extended his postseason hitting streak to 10 games with a two-run single off Chris Sale in the second, and Correa delivered a single off Joe Kelly (0-1) that made it 3-2 after Verlander’s laborious inning.
Josh Reddick and Yuli Gurriel added insurance in the ninth with home runs off Brandon Workman. Reddick opened the inning with a solo drive to center field, and Gurriel hit a three-run homer inside the Pesky Pole down the right field line with one out.
Correa’s clutch hit to left field occurred three batters after third baseman Eduardo Nuñez’s fielding error on a potential double-play grounder by Gurriel.
Alex Bregman scored on Correa’s hit after starting the inning by getting hit by Kelly’s 100 mph fastball. He briefly stared at Kelly before taking first and appeared to do so again after scoring.
Before Correa’s hit, Verlander labored through the fifth but did not allow the Red Sox to go ahead.
Verlander issued his first bases-loaded walk since Aug. 3, 2015, when he walked Mitch Moreland to make it 2-1. After Betts hit into a force play at the plate, the Red Sox tied the game on a wild pitch on a check-swing by Andrew Benintendi, but Verlander ended the at-bat with a called strike three on the left fielder.
Benintendi dropped his bat and vocalized his disagreement with plate umpire James Hoye’s call. In between innings, Boston manager Alex Cora was ejected by Hoye for arguing.
In the ALCS for the first time since 2013, the Red Sox got four innings from Sale, who struggled early and allowed two runs on one hit while working around four walks. Overall, Boston allowed 10 walks, setting a team record for a nine-inning postseason game, and also hit three batters.
Sale ran into trouble with two outs in the second, and the Astros capitalized. The left-hander hit Martin Maldonado with a 96 mph fastball around a pair of walks and was one strike away from getting out of it, but Springer laced a full-count fastball under Nuñez’s glove and into left field for a 2-0 lead.
Ryan Pressly worked around a throwing error by Correa in a scoreless seventh, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched a perfect eighth and Collin McHugh finished up. — Reuters

Philippines ends Asian Para Games bid at a much improved 11th place from 24th


PROMISE fulfilled. This after the Philippine Team churned out a highly improved performance in the just-concluded 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, with 29 total medals, including 10 golds.
After a week-long competition, Philippine para athletes fared better than the two previous editions of the Games, adding eight silver and 11 bronze medals to their total to finish at 11th place, a significant improvement from the 24th spot they were in the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea, where the country had five silver and five bronze medals.
Prior to leaving for Indonesia, chef de mission Francis Carlos Diaz said that hopes were high that Filipino para athletes would do well in the Jakarta Games owing to the “richer delegation” that the country was sending.
“Coming from the Incheon Asian Para Games in 2014 we have a richer delegation this time around in terms of experience and skill, after all it’s four years of athletic competition. Our training has been all year long like the ordinary athletes,” Mr. Diaz shared to members of media.
“We improved a lot in terms of support. I wouldn’t say the numbers but by far the grant that the Philippine Sports Commission gave to this bunch of athletes is really astronomical in terms of figures. The fund was for their training and equipment, training supply and uniforms. All of these were given by the government. In terms of private support, we have had some support from small companies which have somehow contributed for our athletes’ campaign. They are not yet major sponsors but they have been a big help,” he added.
Providing the most medals to the Philippines’ campaign in Indonesia was the chess team, led by FIDE master Sander Severino, who won four gold medals individually or as part of a team.
Mr. Severino, diagnosed with muscle dystrophy during childhood, topped the individual standard P1 (physically handicapped) competition and joined forces with Henry Lopez and Jasper Rom to rule the team event.
He also won the top hardware in the men’s individual rapid P1 event and men’s teams rapid P1 along with Messrs. Lopez and Rom.
The other gold chess medal came from men’s team standard VI B2/B3 care of Menandro Redor, Israel Peligro and Arman Subaste.
The team also had two silver and six bronze medals.
Also a big winner was the swimming team with eight medals, three of which were gold.
Ernie Gawilan, who was born with no legs and an underdeveloped left limb, won three gold and two silver medals.
The Davao native won gold in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7, men’s 100m backstroke S7 and men’s 400m freestyle S7 (6-7), and silver in men’s 50m freestyle S7 and men’s 100m backstroke freestyle S7.
Teammate Gary Bejino, meanwhile, had one silver and two bronze medals.
Cycling had three medals with Arthus Bucay winning gold in the men’s C5 individual pursuit 4000m event and bronze in men’s time trial (C5). Godfrey Taberna accounted for the other cycling bronze in the men’s road race (C4).
Tenpin bowling and powerlifting had two medals each.
Kim Ian Chin won gold in the mixed singles TPB10-Mixed and joined forces with Samuel Matias for silver in the mixed doubles TPB10 + TPB10 in ten pin bowling.
Women’s powerlifter Achelle Guion bagged silver in the women’s up to 45kg event while Olympian Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta added a bronze in the women’s over 86kg.
Polio-stricken Rio Paralympics bronze medallist Josephine Medina won silver in the men’s single TT 8 event.
When the battle smoke cleared in the 2018 Asian Para Games, which took place from Oct. 6 to 13, China topped the medal standings with 172 gold, 88 silver and 59 bronze medals, followed by South Korea (53-45-47), Iran (51-42-43), Japan (45-70-83), and Indonesia (37-47-51).
Rounding out the top 10 were Uzbekistan (35-24-18), Thailand (23-33-50), Malaysia (17-26-25), India (15-24-33), and Hong Kong (11-16-21).
The Philippine Team, composed of 57 athletes who competed in 10 sporting events, was due to the country later yesterday.
As stipulated by law, athletes who won medals are up for cash incentives from the government — P1 million for gold, P500,000 silver and P200,000 for bronze. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

Tagle teams up with Oun to advance to quarterfinals in the mixed team event

BUENOS AIRES — Filipino archer Nicole Tagle got a consistent partner in Hendrik Oun of Estonia to advance to the quarterfinals of the mixed international team event in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The pair of Tagle and Oun defeated the lower-ranked duo of Isabela Bassi of Chile and Ravien Dalpatadu of Sri Lanka in a shoot off, 5-4, to set up a meeting with Alyssia Tromans-Ansell of Great Brittain and Reza Shabani of Iran in the succeeding phase of the Olympic-round format.
“I have a good partner in Hendrik. To advance, we have to be consistent again in the next round,” said Tagle, who had a combined score of 19 points against the 17 points of Bassi and Dalpatadu in the shoot off.
Tagle and Oun gave Bassi and Dalpatadu the first set of the 16-arrow four-set before seizing the next two frames for a 2-1 advantage to the delight of Filipino crowd that includes chef de mission Jonne Go and Josephine Joy Reyes, head of the Philippine Sports Commission’s medical and scientific athletes services department.
Both of them, however, shot a pair of 7s in the final set, allowing their opponent to storm back by scoring 36 points to force the playoff.
Ranked fourth in the mixed event, Tromans-Ansell and Shabani crushed Wian Roux of South Africa and Himani Himani of India, 5-1, to also make into the quarterfinals.
No. 13 in the rankings, Tagle and Oun will shoot 16 arrows in four sets during the quarters and hope that Tromans-Ansell and Shabani fumble along the way.
The prized archer from Dumaguete City is aiming to follow the footsteps of Gab Moreno, the first Filipino to win a gold medal in the Youth Olympics after teaming up in a triumphant performance with Li Jiaman of China in the 2014 edition of the Games in Nanjing, China
Tagle, silver medalist in the women’s recurve individual competition during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, will again meet Tromans-Ansell in the women’s individual round of 16 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
Christian Tio will again wait for the winds to blow strong at the Club Nautico San Isidro for the races to resume and improve on his performance in men’s kiteboarding.
At fifth overall, the Filipino-Norwegian will miss the trip to the podium once organizers decide to cancel the races on the final day.
Golfers Yuka Saso and Carl Janno Corpus fired a combined effort of 4-under 66 to join five other countries at 16th place at the start of the mixed team competition at the Hurlingham Club.

Pepperell takes 3-stroke lead into British Masters final round

LONDON — England’s Eddie Pepperell produced a battling display to maintain a three-shot advantage after the third round of the British Masters in Surrey on Saturday.
The local favorite carded one-under-par 71 as he moved to nine-under overall at Walton Heath Golf Club, while compatriot Jordan Smith, Sweden’s Alexander Bjork, American Julian Suri and France’s Julien Guerrier finished at six under.
Pepperell maintained steady progress as made six straight pars before he eagled the 11th hole.
“It would have been nice to hole a couple of putts on the back nine for sure,” the 27-year-old said. “Give myself a bit more daylight.
“But I’m confident that I can go out there tomorrow and shoot three, four under par and make everyone else’s life very difficult.
“New position for me, first time I’ve ever gone out there with a three-shot lead on a Saturday so, to have maintained it, I would say is not a failure.”
Pepperell has finished in the top 10 in five of his last eight events as he targets a second European Tour crown after victory at the Qatar Masters in February.
Italy’s Andrea Pavan was in sizzling form as he matched the lowest round of the week with a 67 to remain in contention alongside Englishman Matt Wallace, five shots off the pace.
Ryder Cup hero Tommy Fleetwood rebounded from a sluggish 77 in the second round with a four-birdie 70 which put him at two under while tournament host and world number two Justin Rose was one shot further back after posting a 69.
Frenchman Adrien Saddier matched Pavard’s 67 to finish at three under alongside 2015 champion Matthew Fitzpatrick, South African Trevor Immelman and Dane Lucas Bjerregaard, the winner of last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. — Reuters

MPBL trade, free agent

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has come up with innovations at the halfway stage of the ongoing Datu Cup that includes a trade deadline and dispersal draft for free agents.
With the objective of keeping the balance among the 26 competing squads, the Commissioner’s Office decided to beef up the four bottom teams — two teams from the north and the south — by giving them the first crack of selecting players from those who were left unprotected by their respective teams.
From the 20-man roster, teams were required to unload players no. 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 from their respective teams with the condition that they will still keep at least three home grown players and a maximum of five ex-pros.
Surprisingly released by their teams to free agency were ex-PBA players Jerwin Gaco of Imus, JR Cawaling of Caloocan, Jai Reyes of Laguna and Samboy de Leon and Jam Cortes of San Juan.
Even Jeff Tajonera of Imus and JV Orera and Arden Guiyab of Zamboanga were also released to the free agency.
Four teams were given the opportunity of selecting first from among the list of more than 100 free agent players — Pasig, Cebu, Caloocan, and Rizal.
Starting today until the 24th of this month, these teams will be making their move and should notify the Commissioner’s Office of their selected players (one each) before the other teams could get their turn picking players.
Even before the trade deadline, teams had already entered an agreement of trading players; players who were even part of the Protect 15.
The busiest team was Pampanga, which made transactions on separate deals.
Owned by Congressman Dong Gonzales, the Lanterns acquired the rights on ex-pro Levi Hernandez from Navotas and shipped burly frontliner Marlon Gomez to the Clutch.
Pampanga also got Pari Llagas from Muntinlupa following a trade with forward Daniel de Guzman.
The Lanterns were not done yet as they even tinkered their coaching staff by tapping Aldrin Morante as head coach and Bong dela Cruz as his assistant.
These mentors were an integral part of Muntinlupa’s perfect 7-0 start, but were shockingly replaced by the Angelis Resort-backed management.
There’s more than meets the eye these coming days in the MPBL Datu Cup and Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes expect things to get more exciting.
 
Rey Joble has been a sportswriter for more than a decade. He is a member of the PBA Press Corps and Philippine Sportswriters Association.
reyjoble09@gmail.com

T-Wolves woes

It’s a reflection on how toxic the atmosphere around the Timberwolves has become that noted provocateur Kevin Garnett appeared to be a voice of reason from the outside looking in over the weekend. No stranger to the type of trash talking that erstwhile top dog Jimmy Butler hitherto resorted to in practice, the future Hall of Famer argued in an interview with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski that “both sides are a little delusional.”
Here’s the thing, though: Garnett is right. He’s on the mark in pointing out that Butler doesn’t have “the power to come out and force a trade like this … I think Jimmy thinks his worth is a little more than what it is.” He’s likewise correct in contending that the Timberwolves are in “a s — tstorm” that figures to be better addressed sooner rather than later. “I’m just hoping they can get through this rough patch and everybody can get on the same patch and figure it out.”
Significantly, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski disclosed that Butler’s alpha-male bellicosity in practice lit a fire under the Timberwolves. The scribe said “many of the Minnesota players left practice energized by [his] performance, mesmerized with him taking several end-of-the-bench players and running the table in scrimmage games against the regulars.” The implicit message: He’s a leader who’s just bent on motivating those around him.
Which is all well and good, save for a couple of crucial facts. First, Butler wants a change of address, and he believes the problem he has with the Timberwolves won’t be solved by anything other than a divorce. Second, the future belongs to Karl-Anthony Towns, who’s all of 22, and who just inked a five-year, $190-million contract. Going off during a scrimmage with an eye out the door serves only to inflate self-worth and runs counter to promoting esprit de corps, especially when the heir apparent possesses a more subdued personality.
To be sure, the Timberwolves have become equally complicit. By refusing to deal Butler as fast as possible, they’re perpetuating a fractured status quo. They let him run practice supposedly to prop his teammates up, and then allow him to miss the next preseason game. Little wonder, then, that they wound up suffering a loss debilitating enough for Towns to publicly lament its implications.
Clearly, the Timberwolves need to take a stand, and pronto. Above all else, they have to ship Butler out before the regular season starts later this week. Sure, they’ll be getting pennies to the dollar. Considering how they’ve latched on to Towns, however, they have no choice but to take a step back now in order to move two steps ahead. Else, they’ll be taking a myopic view at the expense of long-term gains; they’ll be riding on the shoulders of a workhorse who can’t wait to leave at the expense of another All-Star, who needs to be given a chance to shine even by force of circumstance.
For the Timberwolves, yesterday should have been the time to act. Butler’s departure can’t come soon enough.
 
Anthony L. Cuaycong has been writing Courtside since BusinessWorld introduced a Sports section in 1994.

Boracay tourists advised: No booking in establishments without gov’t clearance

THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) warned tourists in Boracay against making reservations in establishments which have not yet received government clearance to operate.
DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said establishments found violating would be closed. An 11-day dry run opening of Boracay would be undertaken starting today, Oct. 15, to Oct. 25, before the island finally opens on Oct. 26.
“We will be monitoring a lot of things, from managing the entrance, exit, and stay of the tourists, to enforcing rule of law on establishments that have been found to be non-compliant to laws and regulations,” Mr. Cimatu said.
“We will not hesitate to close hotels and other establishments that would operate without clearance from the BIATF (Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force),” he added.
DENR will deploy 30 enforcers to check on the tourist island’s water quality, solid waste management, drainage and sewage systems, and occupation on forest areas and wetlands.
Among the requirements for these establishment are that they operate their own sewage systems, especially those along the beachfront, and a zero-waste policy which means all waste in the island should be carried and transported outside.
“We are trying to correct the mistakes of the past and we have succeeded in finding a solution to cleaning the environment. We do not want to backslide on what we have started,” Mr. Cimatu said. — Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio

Senate studying proposed Proof-of-Parking Space Act

THE SENATE is studying a bill that would require prospective car owners to present proof that they have a parking space for the newly purchased vehicle.
The Senate committee on trade, commerce, and entrepreneurship has formed a technical working group to further study Senate Bill No. 201 or the proposed Proof-of-Parking Space Act. Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian, author of the bill, said this will help ease traffic congestion and also instill responsible vehicle ownership among Filipinos.
“The concept really here is responsibility when you buy vehicles. We are now putting the responsibility on the car owners. If you buy cars, you have to make sure that you have a parking space for your own vehicle,” Mr. Gatchalian said in a statement.
“I think this is quite relevant at this time because, if you try to pass the side streets to avoid traffic in major thoroughfares, there is a greater chance that you’ll get stuck in traffic due to the cars parked along the narrow streets,” he added.
Under the proposed measure, individuals and businesses based within Metro Manila must submit to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) an affidavit proving that each of their vehicle has a parking space, either purchased or leased. The affidavit would be one of the requirements for registration of the vehicles.
The proposed bill also requires the LTO, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and local government units to conduct periodic ocular inspections in Metro Manila to remove illegally parked vehicles and to penalize noncompliant vehicle owners.
Any concerned individual may also report to the three agencies any motor vehicles parked on the streets or pathways used for pedestrian and motor vehicle.
“It is better to have a national policy so that the local governments may impose that national law. The local government (is) also quite sensitive to the comments of their own constituency. In this proposal, we are giving them ample time to locate their own parking spaces,” Mr. Gatchalian said. — Camille A. Aguinaldo

New House bill on bereavement leave filed

By Charmaine A. Tadalan Reporter
A BILL GRANTING employees a bereavement leave of 12 days with full pay has been filed at the House of Representatives.
House Bill 8363, authored by Rep. John Marvin C. Nieto of the 3rd district of Manila, seeks to grant the benefit to employees both in the public and private sectors, which no law currently covers.
“The loss of an immediate family member bears a significant emotional and psychological burden upon family members left,” Mr. Nieto said in the explanatory note.
The Bereavement Law Act of 2018, as proposed, will apply the benefit in the death of an immediate family, which may be the worker’s spouse, parent, child, sibling and relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity.
The proposed measure will also penalize offenders who do not allow this benefit with a fine of up to P30,000 or imprisonment of 15 days to 1 month.
Further, it provided that if the violation was committed by a corporation, trust, firm or partnership, the penalty will be imposed on the responsible officer, such as the president, vice president, and chief executive officer, among others.
Bulacan 1st district Rep. Jose Antonio R. Sy-Alvarado has proposed to grant a 12-day bereavement leave in a separate bill, HB 8243.
There are five other Bereavement Leave bills pending in the chamber, three of which propose a 10-day leave while the others seek to grant five.
Its counterpart measure, Senate Bill 1026, meanwhile, proposes a 10-day bereavement leave with full pay, and imposes a P20,000 fine or imprisonment of 15 days to one month.
The bill, authored by Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares, also remains pending at the committee level.

Bahrain to issue ‘blue cards’ for undocumented OFWs — DFA

By Camille A. Aguinaldo Reporter
BAHRAIN’s recent Flexible Work Permit or “blue card” will help regularize the immigration status of undocumented Filipino workers in the Persian Gulf State, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday.
In its report to outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano, Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver said Flexi Visa holders will be issued a renewable work permit with two years validity, health insurance coverage, and a return ticket at the end of the contract period or when the worker decides to return to his or her home country. It also allows the migrant worker to legally work in Bahrain without an employer sponsor.
The visa may only be issued to out of status migrant workers without criminal records or travel ban due to an outstanding criminal case and to workers who are not on domestic-worker, business, or tourist visa. About 30 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have already filed their Flexi Visa applications, according to the DFA.
The DFA also said the selection criteria is sensitive to Bahrain’s security and anti-trafficking concerns. The cost of getting the visa includes an administrative fee of 449 Bahraini Dinar or around P64,000 and a monthly maintenance fee of 30 Bahraini Dinar or around P4,000.
Mr. Ver said the Philippine Embassy in Manama is coordinating with the Bahraini government to ensure that 1,295 out-of-status Filipino migrant workers can avail themselves of the program.
“We are providing financial assistance for them to secure the visa and take care of two months worth of maintenance fees, so they need not worry of the fees as they look (for) jobs to finally regularize their status,” he said in a statement.
Mr. Cayetano described Bahrain’s program as a “step in the right direction in promoting and protecting the rights of migrants.”
“We also express our hope that this will be replicated in other countries, particularly neighboring countries in the Middle East,” he said in a statement.

Guevarra disputes allegation of pressure on Makati judge in Trillanes case

By Vann Marlo M. Villegas
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra disputed the allegation of Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary C. Alejano that Makati Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 Judge Andres B. Soriano is being pressured to rule against Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV.
Mr. Guevarra told reporters in a text message that the Department of Justice (DOJ) “takes very strong exception” to Mr. Alejano’s allegation that the government is pressuring Mr. Soriano.
“The DOJ does not interact with the Judge except through the pleadings filed and arguments raised in open court,” he said.
“Rep. Alejano’s allegations tend to impede the orderly administration of justice, unfairly cast aspersion on the integrity and professionalism of the Department of Justice and its state prosecutors, and contumaciously influence Judge Soriano’s decision-making process,” he added.
Mr. Alejano in a forum on Oct. 13 said he has information that Mr. Soriano is being pressured.
A motion by the DOJ seeking the issuance of an arrest warrant and hold departure order against Mr. Trillanes over his coup d’etat case for his involvement in the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny is now up for resolution at Branch 148.
Mr. Soriano has admitted most of the evidence submitted by Mr. Trillanes.
The motion against Mr. Trillanes was filed following President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s Proclamation No. 572 which declared the Senator’s amnesty void from the beginning, alleging that he did not comply with the requirements for amnesty such as the filing of an application form and admission of guilt.
Mr. Trillanes, along with Mr. Alejano and other mutineers, were granted amnesty by then president Benigno S.C. Aquino III for their involvement in the Oakwood Mutiny, the 2006 Marine Standoff, and the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege.
Meanwhile, Makati RTC Branch 150 has granted the motion of the DOJ and issued a warrant of arrest and travel ban on Mr. Trillanes last Sept. 25 in connection with the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege. The senator posted bail worth P200,000 on the same day.

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