DOJ clears 4 bishops of sedition charges
The Department of Justice has exonerated four Catholic bishops from a case that accused them of plotting to overthrow the Duterte administration, described by many as intimidation against government critics.
Bishops in sedition case: ‘We will not be discouraged’
Catholic bishops tagged in the supposed plot to destabilize the Duterte administration said they will not bow down to “intimidation” in their defense for human life.
PNP withheld evidence in inciting to sedition raps – Robredo
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Thursday accused the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of withholding evidence in connection with the inciting to sedition complaint it had filed against her and other opposition personalities and Catholic clergymen.
CBCP calls for prayers for bishops, priests accused of inciting to sedition
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has also released a special prayer for church leaders ‘persecuted and falsely accused,’ to be recited in all Sunday Masses in Manila this August.
CBCP’s Valles issues carefully worded statement on sedition raps vs fellow bishops
Valles did not mention the priests also accused by the police of sedition, such as Jesuit priest Fr. Albert Alejo and Fr. Robert Reyes.