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MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday, April 3, the validity of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s amnesty. The High Court explained that a sitting president cannot revoke a granted amnesty without the Congress’ concurrence. In deciding in Trillanes’ case, the SC said it grounded on the “primacy of Bill of Rights” and “reaffirmed that neither the government nor any of its officials, including the President, are above the law.”
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