Magdalo soldier, 10 other ‘mutineers’ apply for amnesty
By Mario J. Mallari 01/13/2011A Magdalo officer, who was among the nine junior officers who were pardoned by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, yesterday applied for amnesty offered by the Aquino administration.
Former Army Capt. John Andres, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1995, formally filed his application for amnesty before the Department of National Defense (DND) amnesty committee in Camp Aguinaldo.
Andres was among the 11 officers and enlisted personnel yesterday who applied for amnesty under President Aquino’s Proclamation 75 which covers the Oakwood mutiny, the February 2006 standoff at the Marine headquarters in Fort Bonifacio and the November 2007 siege of the Manila Peninsula Hotel all in Makati City.
At press time, a total of 137 officers and enlisted personnel have already submitted their applications for amnesty before the Azcueta committee..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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