Sen. Dela Rosa, hindi dadalo sa pagdinig ng Kamara sa war on drugs ng administrasyong Duterte;
Dating Sen. De Lima, inimbitahan din na dumalo bilang resource person
Dating Sen. De Lima, inimbitahan din na dumalo bilang resource person
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00:00The former President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Laila Delima are now waiting to be heard by the camera
00:08as well as the War on Drugs of the previous administration.
00:12Yesterday, the two were invited by the low-ranking members of the Congress,
00:16Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa and Mela Lesmora, to the center of the news.
00:23Senator Bato de la Rosa will not attend the hearing of the House Committee on Human Rights
00:29regarding the War on Drugs of the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:33Yesterday, the committee decided to call the former President Duterte and Senator de la Rosa
00:39so that they can hear the voices of the children who died in the drug war.
00:44Just like Jennifer Padlan, the daughter of a man who died under the program
00:50who was mistakenly involved in drugs.
01:11Much as I want to give courtesy to the former President
01:15and the Senator Bato de la Rosa,
01:21because of the gravity of the testimonies of these victims,
01:25they should face these people and hear their complaints.
01:31Perhaps what I'm saying is perhaps the former President would look it to his own heart
01:37and realize what he has done in the past six years.
01:41According to Senator de la Rosa, he is ready to face anything,
01:45but he asked for an advice from Senate President Francis Escudero
01:48and he did not allow him to go to the D1 of the Inter-Parliamentary Courtesy.
01:53In the separate statement of S.P. Escudero, he confirmed what de la Rosa said
01:58and he said that he is supportive of Senator Bato de la Rosa no matter what his decision is.
02:02As of now, there is no statement about the former President,
02:06but according to the earlier hearings, the former administration's camp has also defended the issue.
02:12Aside from Duterte and de la Rosa,
02:14the former Senator Laila de Lima was also invited by the committee as a resource person.
02:19From the point of view of the Rise and Shine Philippines segment,
02:22Professor Antonio Contreras also discussed the situation of de Lima
02:26following his complete release after being jailed for a long time under the former administration.
02:32We have to make sure that the rule of law could not be weaponized against anyone.
02:38Just because you don't like that person,
02:40just because that person is against you,
02:44is your political enemy or your political critique,
02:48we should be aware of our discourses.
02:51Meanwhile, yesterday, in the Human Rights Panel hearing,
02:55the former President's plan to run for senator the next year was also raised.
03:00His two children, Davao City First District Representative Paulo Duterte
03:05and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, were also raised.
03:07Some lawmakers have something to say about this.
03:11They will run for the Senate.
03:12Your decision is now up to you.
03:15I support what the Congressman said.
03:17It's good that we are in the next election.
03:20Let's not let politicians who do not believe in human rights win.
03:27A winning politician needs to have compassion for Filipinos.
03:32Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.