Senator Antonio Trillanes IV might face jail time once again after the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 54 in Davao City issued four arrests against him for the libel cases filed by former Davao City vice mayor and presidential son Paolo Duterte, and the latter’s brother -in-law, lawyer Manases Carpio.
The arrests warrants were issued by RTC Branch 54 Presiding Judge Melinda Alconcel-Dayanghirang on Friday, December 7, and the beleaguered senator has 10 days to present himself in court.
The libel cases were earlier filed by Duterte after Trillanes said he was involved in the shipment of the P6.4 billion worth of crystal meth (shabu) from China. The illegal drugs reportedly slipped off the Bureau of Customs in May 2017.
Another libel case was filed separately by Duterte and Carpio against Trillanes after the latter said in a radio interview in Cebu that the two of them extorted money from Uber, a transportation network company.
Trillanes also claimed that the president’s son and his brother-in-law are involved in corruption.
The court said that the libel case filed against Trillanes are bailable for P24,000.
