Panayam kay Atty. Menardo Guevarra, Solicitor General (July 30, 2024) | Balitanghali - video Dailymotion

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00:00The solicitor general has called for a co-warranty petition against Alice Guo

00:05that she will lose her visa in her term as mayor.

00:08We will now listen to Solicitor General Secretary Menardo Guevara.

00:12Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.

00:15Good morning, Connie, and good morning to all the listeners of Balitang Hali.

00:20Secretary, what will be the process of your co-warranty petition against suspended Mayor Alice Guo?

00:27Connie, this was ruffled yesterday and it was assigned to a particular judge.

00:33So this judge will issue summons to Mayor Alice Guo

00:42and he will be given time to answer the petition for co-warranty.

00:48Now, this process of co-warranty as a special civil action is given priority by our courts

00:59because there is a public interest involved because this is an elective public position.

01:07That's why the court can reduce the time for submitting co-warranty pleadings.

01:15He can expedite the process and render a judgment as quickly as possible.

01:23Okay. But you mentioned that they can appeal or give a chance for their field to advance in this co-warranty.

01:31Yes, definitely, Connie.

01:32The first thing that will happen is that Mayor Alice's field will be allowed to answer the petition for co-warranty.

01:42We will go through the usual process of a civil case.

01:47There will be a free trial, there will be a proper trial and judgment will be rendered at the end.

01:54The only difference is that because this is a special civil action,

01:58the judge can reduce the time given for the usual civil actions to expedite the process.

02:08Will the court require the presence of the suspended mayor?

02:15No, Connie. He doesn't need to appear unless he wants to testify.

02:21If he doesn't want to testify, his lawyer will face the consequences for him.

02:27This is not a criminal case where he needs to be present in the arraignment or promulgation of the judgment.

02:34Okay. On another issue of ours,

02:36regarding the investigation of the International Criminal Court in the drug war of former President Duterte,

02:44is the position of the government still the same or is there a difference?

02:49As far as I know, there is no change in the position of the Philippine government here.

02:55Our position is that because we have disengaged from the ICC since 2019,

03:03we have no relationship with the ICC.

03:06So if they ask for cooperation from us, we have no legal duty to cooperate with them.

03:14Even if they want to continue their investigation, we cannot stop them.

03:21Of course, it's up to them. If they want to investigate, it's up to them.

03:27What we are saying is that we have no legal duty to cooperate with you

03:31because we have long disengaged from the ICC, the Rome Statute.

03:36Okay. But there is still no connection between you and the ICC to confirm.

03:42The four people who are said to be involved in this case, including Senator De La Rosa and other generals.

03:49Yes. You know, this is a confidential matter, Connie.

03:53This communication from the ICC prosecutor.

03:56That's why former Senator Trillanes released it.

04:01He said that it has been identified who the persons under suspicion are.

04:07Since it has been identified, I was forced to explain to our countrymen

04:15what that communication from the ICC prosecutor means.

04:21The prosecutor is asking for assistance from the Philippine government

04:26to facilitate the interview of the prosecutor with the five persons mentioned in the communication.

04:35The prosecutor needs to do that because before he applies for a warrant of arrest in the pre-trial chamber of the ICC,

04:46he needs to show that he investigated all the facts.

04:51Whether incriminating or exonerating, he needs to show that he did everything

04:58to give all persons concerned a chance to explain their position.

05:06All right. Thank you very much for the time you gave in Balitang Halit.

05:10Thank you very much too, Connie.

05:12That was Solicitor General Secretary Menardo Guevara.

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Panayam kay Atty. Menardo Guevarra, Solicitor General (July 30, 2024) | Balitanghali

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