Senator Antonio Trillanes IV showed to media on Tuesday a copy of Proclamation No. 75 which granted amnesty to active and former members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who got involved in several failed mutinies. The document released by Trillanes, however, clearly shows a signature of then President Benigno Aquino III on the last page of the proclamation which was issued in 2011. ADVERTISEMENTIt would be recalled that President Rodrigo Duterte earlier pointed out that the amnesty granted to Trillanes was invalid as the proclamation was signed by then Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and not by Aquino. READ: Duterte insists Trillanes amnesty not validDuterte said Aquino should have been the one to sign the proclamation since only the President can grant amnesty under the Constitution.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 18, 2018 07:59 UTC