According to Aquino’s spokesperson, lawyer Abigail Valte, the point being driven by Duterte and Panelo was that Aquino should have signed the certificate of amnesty himself. Earlier, Gazmin said that as far as he could remember, all those granted amnesty went through the process. Edwin Lacierda, former presidential spokesman of Aquino, said: “Let there be no argument, President Aquino in his personal and official capacity, granted amnesty to political offenders, which was concurred in by both Houses. He said the cited judicial precedents support the President’s grant of amnesty as he personally and officially granted amnesty to the whole class of political offenders by issuing Proclamation No. He said government lawyers keep inventing and changing the legal basis for the revocation of Trillanes’ amnesty.

Source: Philippine Star September 11, 2018 15:55 UTC