The Department of Justice (DOJ) is “very happy” that the Supreme Court has denied the request of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to stop the implementation of Proclamation No. “The DOJ is very happy to know that the Supreme Court has denied Senator Trillanes’ application for a restraining order,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said in a statement issued on Tuesday. Guevarra is one of the named respondents in the petition that Trillanes filed before the Supreme Court to nullify Proclamation No. Guevarra said the high court’s ruling also showed that it acknowledged the trial court’s jurisdiction over the two cases despite the dismissal it issued in 2011 following the grant of amnesty. The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 handled the coup d’etat case arising from the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, while the Makati RTC Branch 150 handled the rebellion case stemming from the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 11, 2018 10:12 UTC