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Aug 19, 2021 • 9 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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A QC court has quashed search warrants vs alleged NDF members/CPP leaders Alexander and Winona Birondo which led to their arrest in July 2019. Judge Ferdinand Baylon found that search warrants issued by QC Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert were issued without probable cause. ImageImageImage
The Birondos were among NDF consultants released on bail in 2016 at the start of peace talks between PH govt and NDF under the Duterte admin. But they were rearrested soon after peace talks collapsed, charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
QC RTC Br. 77 found that in 1 of 2 search warrant, Judge Villavert failed to ask searching and probing questions as to inconsistencies in statements of primary witness who claimed to have seen a grenade inside the Birondos' room in his affidavit but did not say so in testimony. ImageImageImageImage
QC RTC Br. 77 also found that 2nd search warrant did not particularly describe firearm to be seized and it was not established that the Birondos possessed the gun and ammunitions. Court raised possibility somebody else owns them. ImageImageImage
The QC court also raised questions regarding the identity of the primary witness -- why he started collecting garbage on the same month search warrants were served, how he came to collect garbage in Birondos' room, how he was approached by police to testify. ImageImage
The Public Interest Law Center, the counsel for the Birondos, clarified that the two are "peace talks staff," not NDF consultants.
In a statement, PILC says it will move for the dismissal of charges against the Birondos and vows to fight "pernicious practice of securing warrants against activists and peace workers."

"The struggle is far from over." ImageImage
The Birondos are also facing an obstruction against justice charge pending at the QC Metropolitan Trial Court. They were in fact arrested first for that charge before search warrants for firearms and explosives were served while they were already in Camp Karingal in July 2019.
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JINGGOY ACQUITTAL

Impt to note that while both Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Janet Lim Napoles were acquitted of plunder over PDAF scam, they were also convicted of lesser crimes.

Estrada - 12 yrs, 8 mos - 16 yrs, 5 mos, 10 days
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Estrada:
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Totoo bang na-EDSA-pwera ang taumbayan dahil sa 1987 Constitution?

Hindi nga ba patas ang Saligang Batas?

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CLAIM: Malusog na ekonomiya daw para sa lahat! Pero pangako nahinto. Monopolya ang naghari. Land ownership ng foreign investors, Edsa-pwera.
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Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has come out with Revised Guidelines for Filipino passengers traveling overseas.

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Self-funded tourists need to show financial capacity and proof of employment.

Affidavits of support are needed if the travel is being sponsored by relatives/non-relative/entity abroad.
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OFWs will need to show their OECs except in some cases where a special travel exit clearance is required.

OFWs traveling to other countries during their vacation are treated like tourists.

OFWs with questionable docs or expired OECs will be referred to DMW-MWAAC.
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JUST IN: The Supreme Court has changed the interpretation on the rule on Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth:
Before any public official/employee could be liable for errors, omissions or non-filing of SALNs, they must be given the chance to correct them.
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SC vs PAO CHIEF:

Bakit dalawang beses nang pinagpapaliwanag ng Korte Suprema si Public Attorney's Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta kung bakit hindi siya dapat i-disiplina ng Korte?

Ano'ng meron? Simplehan natin.
Naglabas ang Korte Suprema ng Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability na gabay sa tamang asal ng mga abogado.

Kabilang sa mga probisyon nito ay kung paano maiiwasan ng isang abogado ang magkasalungat na interes (conflict of interest).

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Nilimitahan ng bagong Code ang "conflict of interest" ng mga PAO lawyers sa mismong naghahawak ng kaso at sa kanyang direct supervisor.

Ibig sabihin, ang ibang mga taga-PAO, pwede pang maging abogado para sa kalaban.

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Remember Efren Morillo? The "drug suspect" who played dead and lived to refute the nanlaban narrative.

A QC court acquitted of him of direct assault.

Now, the admin and crim raps he filed vs cops have been dismissed by the Ombudsman.

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In contrast, the QC court, in dismissing the direct assault case vs Morillo back in March, said the police operatives could not be presumed to be in the performance of their duties due to irregularities in their operations when they failed to coordinate with agencies, barangay. Image
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