A newspaperman based in Pangasinan who was charged with murder along with Gov. Amado Espino Jr. of the province and Rep. Jesus “Boying” Celeste of the First District of Pangasinan, for allegedly instigating and plotting the killing of Mayor Ruperto Martinez of Infanta, Pangasinan, has failed to secure a writ of amparo from the Court of Appeals (CA).
In dismissing the 13-page petition filed by couple Jaime Aquino, a member of the Alab ng Mamamahayag party-list, and his wife, Ester asking the CA to compel the National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice and Akap Bata party-list to release his son, the appeals court held that it is “inclined to believe that [his son’s] security and safety will be better served if he remains at the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development [DSWD].”
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