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Convicted killer Pemberton to face court martial proceedings in US: Roque

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 05:00 PM

US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton will face court martial proceedings in the United States even though he was pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Palace says Duterte did not promise to keep Pemberton in jail

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:28 PM

Julita Laude, the mother of the slain Filipino, said last week she felt bad that Pemberton was granted pardon, claiming that President Duterte promised not to allow the foreigner to go free. Read more »

Access to US COVID-19 vaccine? Roque says Pemberton pardon upholds greater national interest

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 03:00 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's grant of absolute pardon to convicted killer US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton upholds greater national interest, including possible access to COVID-19 vaccines from the US, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who had helped prosecute the soldier.   Read more »

'Nagpatawad siya': DOJ sees no need to question Duterte pardon for Pemberton

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:55 AM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday he did not see any reason for the public to question President Rodrigo Duterte's "personal act of mercy" to pardon a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender woman.    Read more »

Only 4 of 139 Duterte pardons went to foreigners: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 10:33 AM

Only 4 of the 139 executive clemencies that President Rodrigo Duterte has issued so far during his term went to foreigners, the justice department said Wednesday, following criticism of the pardon for a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender woman.    Read more »

'Surprised' DOJ chief says Duterte decided on Pemberton pardon on his own volition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 09:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte "upon his own volition" pardoned a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender--a decision that "surprised" even Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, he said Wednesday.  Read more »

Robredo: Pemberton pardon proof that government sides with those in power

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 01:16 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to pardon a US marine convicted of killing a Filipina transgender woman proves that his administration sides with power, Vice President Leni Robredo said Tuesday.  Read more »

Laude family thought Duterte an ‘ally’—until Pemberton pardon: lawyer

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Posted at Sep 08 12:47 PM

The family of slain transgender Jennifer Laude had thought of President Rodrigo Duterte as an “ally”—until he pardoned the US soldier convicted in her killing, their lawyer said Tuesday.    Read more »

Pemberton hopes to go back to school after Duterte pardon: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 10:42 AM

MANILA — US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is hoping to go back to school after receiving a pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte for killing a Filipina transgender, his lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

Pemberton lawyer clueless on why Duterte pardoned US Marine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 02:31 PM

The lawyer of Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who is convicted in the killing of a Filipina transgender woman, said Tuesday she did not know how President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at his decision to pardon her client.  Read more »

Duterte can’t fight foreign power, Laude camp says after Pemberton pardon

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Updated as of Sep 08 07:58 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte showed that he cannot stand up to foreign powers by pardoning the US Marine convicted of killing Filipina transgender Jennifer Laude, the lawyer of her family said Tuesday. Read more »