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FALSE: Trillanes says Duterte created COVID-19 with China
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV did not say the quote attributed to him

[OPINION] Unsolicited advice for the IATF chair on the social amelioration fund
'Instead of distributing to qualified families at 5k to 8k each, the SAF should instead be given to all individual Filipino citizens at 2.5k each'

[OPINION] Policy proposals to address the coronavirus and its economic effects
'China, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan did not stop their public transport systems. All of these countries know that continuous, albeit limited, mobility and economic activity are essential to their people's survival.'

FALSE: 'Antonio Trillanes IV' tweet blames Duterte for coronavirus
The tweet came from a fake account

Despite backlash, Trillanes still probing Bikoy's 'drug money' info vs Duterte
Trillanes believes information was just passed to Bikoy – some of which he continues to vet, particularly the bank trail of what he calls drug money
Trillanes turns down political asylum offers: Fight is here
'Parang abandonment 'yun e, andirito 'yung laban e so we have to be here,' says former senator Antonio Trillanes IV
'Fortunately,' there won’t be pushback from military over VFA – Trillanes
The former Navy sailor who led two mutinies says the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a professional institution, and will weather the President’s order to repeal the pact with its biggest military ally

Opposition is solid for Robredo in 2022 – Trillanes
Trillanes says the highest position he can run for in 2022 is senator
Rappler Talk: Trillanes and his dangerous dissent
On Wednesday, February 19, Rappler catches up with former senator Antonio Trillanes IV who has just paid bail anew for conspiracy to commit sedition
With 14 cases, Trillanes awaits fate for non-bailable kidnapping
The former senator says he is prepared to go to jail once more. 'Ito na yung landas na pinili naming gampanan.'
Trillanes back in PH, posts bail for sedition case
(UPDATED) As soon as he arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV heads to the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 138 to post bail

QC court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others for conspiracy to commit sedition
(3rd UPDATE) 'I will face this case just as I have faced all the other harassment cases Duterte's minions have filed against me,' says former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who will post bail upon his return to Manila next week

How the DOJ will prove destabilization plot vs Duterte
How exactly did the prosecutors arrive at that conclusion? And why is Trillanes cleared of sedition but charged with conspiracy to commit sedition?
DOJ clears Robredo, charges Trillanes in sedition case
(4th UPDATE) Ex-senator Antonio Trillanes IV faces charges over the 'Bikoy' narcolist videos. Vice President Leni Robredo, as well as senators Leila de Lima and Risa Hontiveros, are among those cleared.
How ‘witnesses’ vs Duterte got Trillanes, Jesuit priest in trouble
‘That's what scammers do – they would really namedrop you and claim that you met them,’ opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says of Guillermina Arcillas Barrido and Peter Joemel Advincula
Trillanes on kidnapping suit: This admin will do its worst
Kidnapping is a non-bailable offense, compared to other cases filed against him since the Duterte presidency
Kidnapping complainant vs Trillanes accused of duping overseas Filipinos
London-based Myra Cattaneo says she sent money to complainant Guillermina Arcillas as financial aid supposedly for livelihood programs, not for Liberal Party operations as alleged
DOJ summons Trillanes in kidnapping case
(UPDATED) 'My lawyers would be presenting lots of evidence to debunk this fantastic allegation,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who has been summoned to appear before the Department of Justice on October 11
Amid turnaround, Trillanes asks Sabio: 'Don't lose hope in human rights fight'
Lawyer Jude Sabio is among the 3 new witnesses the Office of the Solicitor General is supposed to introduce to link ex-senator Antonio Trillanes IV to Bikoy

Police file kidnapping complaint vs Trillanes, 3 others
The PNP-CIDG files a kidnapping complaint against the former opposition senator, a priest, a nun, and a lawyer based on the claim of a witness that they barred her from leaving a convent in 2016
'Don't believe a scammer': Bam Aquino denies hiring 'blogger' to discredit Bong Go
'Puwede ba tigilan niya ako sa mga kalokohan niya?' former senator Antonio Trillanes IV tells Senator Bong Go, who also accused him of a 'conspiracy' against administration bets in the May polls based on the say-so of an alleged scammer
Trillanes: Duterte admitted to 'plunder' in frigates deal in SONA
'These acts made the contract grossly disadvantageous to our government and left the Philippine Navy with an expensive platform with limited capabilities,' says former senator Antonio Trillanes IV of President Duterte's admission of he and then aide Bong Go's invovlement in the deal

We must rally behind Robredo, Pangilinan tells LP bloc in House
(6th UPDATE) 'We urge our fellow lawmakers at the House of Representatives to seriously consider where they stand in the face of the harassment and persecution brought upon our party chairperson,' says Senator Francis Pangilinan

Marcos gets Trillanes' Senate office: 'Papabendisyunan sa Igorot'
(UPDATED) Outgoing Senator Sonny Trillanes says, If she's saying it to insinuate na masama akong tao, then sobrang kaipokritohan naman 'yun, even for a Marcos'

Kapa-Community Ministry can file impeachment complaint vs Duterte – Trillanes
'Para sa mga lider at miyembro ng Kapa, magfile ng kasong impeachment laban kay Duterte for culpable violation of the Constitution dahil sa pagbalewala nito sa kanilang religious freedom,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

Trillanes bares Bikoy texts disputing ouster plot claims
The texts show Peter Joemel Advincula, the flip-flopping Bikoy, apparently insisting on shooting the Ang Totoong Narco List videos as soon as possible, and asking for rent and transportation allowances

Bishop David slams Bikoy for lying, linking him to Trillanes
(UPDATED) Archbishop Socrates Villegas also denies the claim of Peter Joemel Advincula or Bikoy that he met with anti-Duterte plotters on December 12, 2018

Past is past? Nancy Binay offers Trillanes teaching job, free hospitalization in Makati
'I appreciated the sincere offer but I respectfully declined out of delicadeza. It was truly nice of her,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

Laughter, jokes fill last Senate session as 6 senators bid goodbye
The Senate honors the 6 outgoing senators: Bam Aquino, JV Ejercito, Francis Escudero, Gringo Honasan, Loren Legarda, and Antonio Trillanes IV

FULL TEXT: Senators obeyed ‘their conscience,’ not somebody’s command
Reelected Senator Grace Poe pays tribute to graduating colleagues who, she believes, will in time ‘reclaim their place again in this chamber’

Trillanes denies links to Bikoy: 'He failed our vetting process'
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says priests approached him to ask help for Peter Joemel Advincula or Bikoy, but he decided against it due to Bikoy's 'confusing' claims and lack of evidence


PNP begins Bikoy probe vs Trillanes, LP members
The Philippine National Police has yet to receive a revised sworn statement from Peter Joemel Advincula, the man also known as Bikoy

[OPINION] A message to the enlightened Filipinos
Believe it or not, despite the undeniably wholesale defeat of the opposition at the polls, there were so many positive takeaways that we, the enlightened Filipinos, can build on moving forward

FALSE: San Miguel issued P500-M check to Senator Trillanes via BDO
This is a rehashed claim. BDO certified that the bank account number indicated in the check does not exist and that San Miguel has no bank account in its Tandang Sora branch.

FALSE: 'China confirmed' Noynoy Aquino, Trillanes 'sold' Scarborough Shoal
There is no official confirmation from China that the Aquino administration sold Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal)

Trillanes to Duterte: Face drug allegations vs son squarely
'Kahit bumula pa bibig mo sa galit, babalik at babalik 'yang issue na 'yan sa mukha mo,' Senator Trillanes tells President Duterte as the lawmaker denies involvement in a viral video on the alleged drug links of Paolo Duterte

Duterte blames Trillanes, 'yellows’ for viral video linking Paolo to illegal drugs
'Ang mga yellows ngayon may ginawa na naman propaganda, si Polong drug [lord].…pati ako,' says President Rodrigo Duterte

Court of Appeals won't stop Trillanes rebellion trial for now
The appellate court denies the opposition senator's bid for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) 'at this time' and proceeds to tackle entirety of the main petition
Trillanes asks Court of Appeals to stop reopened rebellion trial
Makati RTC Branch 150 is set to start hearing the reopened charges next week
Duterte to Trillanes: I will subpoena your mother
(UPDATED) 'Mahirap dito kay Duterte, hindi lang ako kaya, kaya ang Nanay kong may sakit ang pinagdidiskitahan. Sige lang, do your worst while I count the days,' Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says in response to the threat

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FALSE: Trillanes was wearing a Duterte shirt during a trip to Davao
No, a Philippine opposition senator did not wear a shirt bearing President Duterte’s nickname

Trillanes calls Dennis Uy's 3rd telco venture 'cronyism'
'As it is, it's now oozing with preferential treatment and, at worst, cronyism,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

LIST: Who are Senate top spenders in 2017?
Former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel III has the highest spending in 2017, including P3.9 million for foreign travels. But he says it comes with the position.

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Don’t let Chinese firm take over Hanjin shipyard – Trillanes
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says the Hanjin shipyard in Subic Bay is in a 'strategic defense location'

DOJ asks Davao court to cancel Trillanes bail over holiday travel
Paolo Duterte's camp claims Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's December trip makes him guilty of flight. The senator is now back in the Philippines and has appeared before the Davao City court.
Trillanes advises Locsin: Spend less time on Twitter
'It can consume him,' Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says of Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr's active presence on Twitter, where he first spoke about the passport data issue

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