SENATOR Antonio F. Trillanes IV again secured temporary liberty upon posting bail of P96,000 for four counts of libel pending in a Davao City court, which has issued arrest warrants against him. Mr. Trillanes made the bail payment at the Pasay City regional trial court (RTC) Branch 118, which lifted the warrants of arrest. “The Warrant of Arrest dated 07 December 2018 issued against the accused is hereby lifted and set aside,” Judge Rowena Nieves A. Tan ordered. Ms. Tan also ordered the senator to “coordinate with and/or report to (Davao) RTC Branch 54” within 30 days from the receipt of the order to follow up the date of his arraignment. The libel complaints were filed by former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Z. Duterte and brother-in-law Manases Carpio in September 2018 after the senator linked them to corruption and extortion involving ride-hailing services. In the same Davao Court, the prosecution’s motion to issue a hold-departure order against Mr. Trillanes is currently pending and he is ordered to file his comment/opposition within five days from Dec. 7. — Vann Marlo M. Villegas

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