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Makati court allows Trillanes' trips abroad, demands P200,000 travel bond

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Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA (UPDATE) - Saying he is not a flight risk, the court hearing Sen. Antonio Trillanes&#x27; rebellion case has temporarily lifted the hold departure against him and allowed the senator to travel to Europe and the United States.In an order dated November 29, 2018, Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda granted Trillanes&#x27; motion to travel in exchange for a P200,000 travel bond.Trillanes is set to fly to the Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom from Dec. 11, 2018 to Jan. 12, 2019, and the US from Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, 2019 to meet different groups and attend various activities as part of his official duties.He sought permission from the court last week, in accordance with the hold departure order it had issued along with an arrest warrant on Sept. 25. In granting Trillanes&#x27; motion, the court took note of the senator&#x27;s conduct while the Department of Justice&#x27;s motion for his arrest was pending. Alameda said Trillanes never attempted to leave the country, participated in court proceedings through his lawyer, voluntarily went with police officers upon his arrest, and <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/25/18/trillanes-posts-bail">posted bail</a> in cash. &quot;His past actions demonstrate his willingness to abide with the conditions imposed for his provisional liberty specifically his appearance before this court when required and do what the court may require him,&quot; Alameda said.He also considered the purpose of the travel.&quot;Sen. Trillanes has specified the duration of his proposed travel and the places where he will visit. More importantly, his travel abroad bears the conformity of the Senate President,&quot; he added, saying that Trillanes&#x27; travel abroad might even broaden his outlook in proposing bills to solve the country&#x27;s problems.Alameda set a travel bond of P200,000 and required the senator to submit a copy of the pages of his passport with stamp marks of the Bureau of Immigration indicating his date of departure and return to the country.The Department of Justice had on Wednesday opposed Trillanes&#x27; travel plea, telling the court that Trillanes was a &quot;flight risk.&quot; <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/18/flight-risk-doj-asks-court-to-block-trillanes-travel-plea">&#x27;Flight risk&#x27;: DOJ asks court to block Trillanes travel plea</a></li></ul>Trillanes is facing a rebellion case at the court for his role in the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege and a separate coup d&#x27;etat case before the Makati RTC Branch 148 for leading the Oakwood mutiny in 2003. Both cases were revived after President Rodrigo Duterte <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/18/trillanes-amnesty-revoked-senator-faces-charges-arrest">voided</a> his amnesty in September.

Saying he is not a flight risk, the court hearing Sen. Antonio Trillanes' rebellion case has temporarily lifted the hold departure against him and has allowed the senator to travel to Europe and the United States.

Saying he is not a flight risk, the court hearing Sen. Antonio Trillanes' rebellion case has temporarily lifted the hold departure against him and has allowed the senator to travel to Europe and the United States.

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Makati court allows Trillanes' trips abroad, demands P200,000 travel bond

Mike Navallo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 29, 2018 05:28 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 29, 2018 08:17 PM PHT

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