‘No broken promise’: Palace says Duterte never met with Laude family

Sep 14, 2020 | Top Stories

Malacañang on Monday denied that President Rodrigo Duterte had pledged to hold Jennifer Laude’s murderer Joseph Pemberton in detention until the end of his presidency. “Ang alam ko po, walang ganiyang promise ang Presidente. Ang pangako po ni Presidente ay...

Roque says Duterte’s pardon grant to Pemberton ‘grounded on broader national interest’

Sep 10, 2020 | Top Stories

Duterte spokesman and former lawyer of Jennifer Laude’s family Harry Roque on Thursday said he respects President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to grant Laude’s murderer Joseph Pemberton absolute pardon. “The President and I share the same deep...

CHR: Duterte pardon to Pemberton shows ‘lack of empathy’ for LGBTQI community

Sep 9, 2020 | Nation

The absolute pardon grant given to Joseph Pemberton, the US Marine convicted for the killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude, was an affront to both the Laude family and the LGBTQI community, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday. “Pemberton...

Duterte: Pemberton not treated fairly, had to be released

Sep 7, 2020 | Top Stories

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he granted “absolute pardon” to homicide convict US Marine Joseph Pemberton because he was treated unfairly while detained. Pemberton was convicted in 2015 for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude. He...

Duterte grants ‘absolute pardon’ to Pemberton

Sep 7, 2020 | Top Stories

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted “absolute pardon” to Joseph Pemberton, the US marine convicted of murdering Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude in 2014. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin confirmed the news on Monday....