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Granting Executive Clemency To Nine Officers Of The Armed Forces Of The Philippines Who Pleaded Guilty To And Were Convicted Of Coup D?etat For Their Participation In The 27 July 2003 Oakwo

General Order No. 10


GENERAL ORDER NO. 10

GRANTING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY TO NINE OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO AND WERE CONVICTED OF COUP D?ETAT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE 27 JULY 2003 OAKWOOD INCIDENT.

WHEREAS, the States upholds the policy that genuine reconciliation among all Filipinos is vital to the achievement of national development, peace and prosperity;

WHEREAS, nine officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who participated in the failed mutiny on 27 July 2003 in Makati City pleaded guilty to the crime of coup d?etat, and accordingly convicted and sentenced to either reclusion perpetua or an indeterminate penalty of six years and one day, as maximum, by the Regional Trial Court of Makati City;

WHEREAS, these officers have also been found guilty of violation of Article 96 (Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman) of the Articles of War, to which they likewise pleaded guilty, and sentenced to dishonourable discharge by the General Court-Martial No. 1, for their involvement in the same incident;

WHEREAS, they have...

GRANTING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY TO NINE OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO AND WERE CONVICTED OF COUP D'ETAT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE 27 JULY 2003 OAKWOOD INCIDENT

- The President grants conditional pardon to nine officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who were convicted of coup d'etat and conduct unbecoming an officer for their participation in the failed mutiny on 27 July 2003 in Makati City. (Section 19, Article VII of the Constitution; Article 49 of the Articles of War)
- The nine officers are:
    1. Capt. Milo D Maestrecampo PA
    2. Capt. Gerardo O Gambala 0-11792 PA
    3. Capt. Albert T Baloloy 0-11018 PA
    4. Capt. John P Andres 0-11904 PA
    5. Capt. Alvin Ebreo 0-11806 PA
    6. Capt. Laurence Luis B Somera 0-11902 PA
    7. 1LT Florentino B Somera 0-11902 PA
    8. 1LT CLEO B DONGA-AS 0-12781
    9. 2LT Kristoffer Bryan M Yasay 0-13185 PA
- The pardon is conditional upon:
    1. Each officer shall be permanently and perpetually disqualified for rendering military service. (Section 1)
    2. Each officer shall not commit any crime or felony or participate in a coup d'etat or other forms of military adventurism; otherwise, the sentence imposed shall again be in full force and effect. (Section 2)
- The pardon shall take effect upon express acceptance by each officer. (Last paragraph)

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