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4 years in the making: Trillanes scores first major SC win vs Duterte

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For Trillanes, his Supreme Court victory 'could be a deterrent to avoid abuses from a president'

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Two years after his archenemy stepped down, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV secured his first major win at the Supreme Court . It also marked the first time that the High Court directly rebuked former president Rodrigo Duterte by

Under a different presidency, Trillanes said democratic institutions are now slowly being rebuilt because there’s no longer pressure from the executive. The decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh explained the limitations of presidential powers – it stated that a president cannot unilaterally revoke a granted amnesty. The SC also said that “neither the government nor any of its officials, including the President, are above the law.”

Since Duterte’s proclamation that ordered the revocation sought to revive cases that had already been dismissed, the order violated Trillanes’ rights against ex post facto laws and double jeopardy, according to the SC.

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