List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the Philippines
This is a partial list of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the Philippines.
The current 1987 constitution gives the president the ability to grant "executive clemency at anytime and under any circumstance".[1]
Jose P. Laurel[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Jose P. Laurel.
- Feliciano Lizardo – assassin who attempted to take the life of Laurel at the Wack Wack golf course in 1943.[2]
Manuel Roxas[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Manuel Roxas. Among them are beneficiaries of Proclamation No. 51 which is a general amnesty for people charged for collaborating with Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II.[3]
Ferdinand Marcos[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Ferdinand Marcos.
- Hiroo Onoda – Imperial Japanese soldier who remained in hiding in the Philippines even after the official end of World War II. Pardoned for actions against local residents in Lubang Island.[4][5]
Fidel V. Ramos[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Fidel V. Ramos.
- Robin Padilla – convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1994.[6] Conditional pardon from April 1997 to 2003.[7]
- Jaime Tadeo – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas leader charged of swindling during the Martial law era under President Ferdinand Marcos. Granted absolute pardon by Ramos in 1998.[8]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Joseph Estrada – Arroyo's predecessor deposed in the Second EDSA Revolution in 2001. Convicted of plunder. Granted pardon in 2007.[9]
Benigno Aquino III[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Benigno Aquino III.
- Antonio Trillanes, Danilo Lim and Renato Miranda – lead figures of the Oakwood mutiny against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2003.[10]
Rodrigo Duterte[edit]
Individuals pardoned by Rodrigo Duterte.
- Robin Padilla – convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1994. Granted absolute pardon in 2016.[6]
- Jovito Plameras Jr. – first elected governor of Antique. Convicted for graft. Granted conditional pardon in 2016 if he pays the Antique provincial government ₱2.65 million.[11]
- Joseph Scott Pemberton – American military personnel convicted for the homicide of transgender woman Jenniffer Laude in 2014. Granted absolute pardon in 2020.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "What you need to know about presidential pardons". Rappler. September 7, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Presidential Museum and Library". Tumblr. Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 51, s. 1948 (January 28, 1948), "A Proclamation Granting Amnesty", Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on March 21, 2019, retrieved March 21, 2019
- ^ "Japan WW2 soldier who refused to surrender Hiroo Onoda dies". BBC News. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Thurber, David (May 22, 1996). "Town Seeks Compensation from Japanese WWII Straggler". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Corrales, Nestor (November 15, 2016). "Robin Padilla gets absolute pardon from Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Ong, Ghio (August 28, 2016). "Robin, 86 others eyed for executive clemency". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Subingsubing, Krixia (March 27, 2023). "Jaime Tadeo, agrarian reform advocate; 84". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Mogato, Manny (October 25, 2007). "Former Philippine president Estrada pardoned". Reuters. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Aquino grants amnesty to Trillanes, mutineers". ABS-CBN News. October 12, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Duterte pardons ex-Antique gov convicted of graft". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Christia Marie; Aguilar, Krissy (September 7, 2020). "Duterte grants 'absolute pardon' to Pemberton". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 5, 2023.