Lawmakers dismiss Duterte planned visit to House

The Manila Times

Lawmakers dismiss Duterte planned visit to House   Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel, Gabriela Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas, and ACT-Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro say on Nov. 12, 2024 that the planned visit of former president Rodrigo Duterte at the House of Representatives is nothing but a 'bluster' from the former leader and that he would use his visit to hijack the victims of his drug war.  Duterte spokesman Salvador Panelo said that the ex-leader's visit to the House on Nov. 13 would be in response to the cancellation of the Quad committee hearing that was supposed to be held on the same day.   Video by Red Mendoza  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #philippines

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00:00Also, the Makbayang Block was arrested and there was a small press conference that we are expecting now to explain what our response is in accordance with the statements of the former President, Duterte.

00:15We want to clarify the situation regarding the arrival of the former President Duterte to the House of Representatives tomorrow.

00:24It is clear that he does not have a schedule here. There is no scheduled hearing.

00:30What is scheduled is just a mass for the victims of war on drugs.

00:36Then, Duterte wants to go here and run this mass.

00:45It is really early in the day that the voices of the victims of war on drugs should be heard.

00:52It is clear that Duterte is just conducting a serious investigation.

00:59He knows and he was formally informed that there is no scheduled hearing tomorrow.

01:04But he still plans to go there to be noticed and to cause trouble.

01:11This is another publicity stunt from the former President.

01:16This kind of style repeatedly avoids the formal process.

01:22If you remember, we called this the Committee on Human Rights' hearing in front of the victims of war on drugs.

01:34But he did not come.

01:35In the next hearing, he did not come.

01:38In the third hearing, he did not come.

01:40We called him consistently, but he did not come.

01:45Now, this is what he wants.

01:48He wants this kind of style to be repeated.

01:52He avoids the formal process.

01:54He shows it to the media to control the narrative.

01:59He wants to show that the House is leading the investigation.

02:04He is the one who continues to avoid the real accountability.

02:10We urge Duterte to respond to the process.

02:15He went to the right hearing on the right day and answered the questions of the committee.

02:21Stop the publicity stunts and attention to the media.

02:26But if he will insist, then face it.

02:31We will not put him in the blacklist.

02:35Secretary Panelo said that he is ready to do a 10-day marathon hearing of the Quad.

02:45What can you say to Panelo's threat to hold down the 10-day hearing?

02:53Of course, the former president will come, not only Panelo, but also his supporters, his rabid fans.

03:02And of course, you might face each other there.

03:05What can we expect from you in front of his fans, bloggers, whatever?

03:13In our part, honestly, given the performance of the judges in the investigation,

03:23honestly, if we extend it for a few more days, we can do it.

03:28The question is, can the former president Rodrigo Duterte do it?

03:32Actually, we want to ask him the question.

03:35Because if we recall in the Senate, what happened?

03:39When he could not answer the question of a senator,

03:44he himself asked for a suspension of the investigation

03:49so that he can take a break from the intense questions.

03:54Because if he does not give up, he can only say a few things.

04:00Even though, in truth, he is the one who should explain a lot.

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