Trillanes seeks court leave to attend proclamation
He has not yet been declared a winner but detained opposition senatorial candidate Antonio Trillanes IV already wants permission to leave jail for his proclamation. The former Navy lieutenant’s lawyer, Reynaldo Robles, asked Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati Regional Trial Court on Thursday to grant Trillanes immediate leave when the Commission on Elections (Comelec) calls him to be proclaimed. Full Story