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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 (Philippines)
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| Armed troops guard the premises of the Makati city regional trial court where former Navy Lieutenant and now Senator Antonio Trillanes and his group of junior officers are attending a hearing for the failed July 2003 mutiny Tuesday. Trillanes and his group walked out of their trial last November 29 and took over a five-star hotel in Makati City. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Malacañang said its refusal to release the P100 million worth pork barrel projects of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV might have been one of the reasons the Magdalo leader staged the Peninsula standoff last November 29.
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