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00:00We are joined by Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is now in Diegna after he was arrested.
00:12Now we will watch live Senator Bato de la Rosa. Good morning Senator.
00:17Good morning to you, Egan, and to our viewers. Good morning to all of you.
00:23First of all, many are looking for you. The day former President Duterte was arrested, you said you're hiding, but can you explain where you were during those days?
00:35I'm here, Egan. I turned off my cell phone because there were many calls and we cannot concentrate on our petition for certiorari and prohibition in the Supreme Court.
00:52We were in a hurry because we cannot file a warrant of arrest. When President Duterte's warrant came out, we were in a hurry to file it in the Supreme Court.
01:05How did you know that your former commander-in-chief and close friend was arrested?
01:12What Egan?
01:13How did you know that former President Duterte was arrested?
01:18We monitor what's happening. We monitor it on TV. That's how we know.
01:27Did you have a chance to talk to him, Senator?
01:32No, Egan. My communication with him is through former E.S. Bingbong Midyaldia.
01:42In our interview yesterday with former Senator Antonio Trillanes de Forza, he said it's possible that you will be the next one to issue an arrest warrant of the ICC as the former chief of the PNP.
01:54Even though you mentioned certiorari, what other preparations are you doing, Senator?
02:01Our petition for certiorari and prohibition was filed in the Supreme Court.
02:11Let's wait for the Supreme Court's decision.
02:15Yesterday, they issued a decision that the urgent issuance of TRO was not allowed.
02:25But we were asked to comment on it prior to the issuance of TRO.
02:33It will take a few days, Egan. Finally, the Supreme Court will issue a decision.
02:39What is your petition? Please explain. What is your petition for? To stop the arrest of you?
02:45Yes. It's included. Stop the arrest of us because there's no jurisdiction of the ICC on us.
02:54Is that your petition that we are not subject to the ICC because we are no longer a member, Senator?
03:03Yes.
03:04Okay. Former President Duterte has several allies and lawyers in the Netherlands.
03:09Do you have a plan to follow or visit the former president?
03:15Let's wait, Egan. If the ICC will issue an arrest warrant and will serve us,
03:20and we will be given a private jet to go to the Netherlands,
03:30I will be very happy to join former President Duterte so I can take care of him and his current state of health.
03:44You watched the process of arresting former President Duterte.
03:51Can you tell us what you felt when you were watching this, Senator?
03:56Were you afraid? Were you angry?
04:01We were mixed with anger and sadness, Egan.
04:09You know, those kinds of scenarios, it's tearing me apart when you see those kinds of scenarios.
04:20It's sad. We feel betrayal to the max that's happening to us.
04:28Can you tell us in detail, did President Bongbong Marcos promise you that Duterte and you will not be arrested?
04:39Yes. We talked to Malacanang.
04:42He told me that he will not allow the ICC to investigate and he will not allow the ICC to know about this.
04:51Because after us, President Duterte, if he allows the ICC to know about this,
04:58maybe after us, who will be next. Maybe he will be the next one.
05:03He told me not to worry. This will not happen.
05:07Now that it happened, it means the president is saying something different and doing something different.
05:13It's sad. I expect a president to be, a sitting president to be a man of his words.
05:21He should not betray his countrymen and his country.
05:30He should render the sovereignty of our country to foreign entities.
05:37But I think he's on the side of Interpol, not the ICC.
05:41Interpol is a very lame excuse.
05:45The water cannot rise above its source.
05:50If the implementer is Interpol and the respect of our government, what is the basis of Interpol?
05:55ICC wanted to barricade.
05:57If the jurisdiction of ICC over the Philippines is not recognized, why did he entertain Interpol?
06:05Very lame excuse.
06:07Our government is more lame in catching President Duterte than Interpol and ICC.
06:17Lastly, what does the family feel about the uncertainty that you're facing Senator?
06:28My family accepted whatever happens to me.
06:32We will face it. We will face it. We are ready. God is with us. God does not sleep. God does not sleep.
06:46Okay. Thank you very much Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa. Be careful.
06:50Thank you Igan. Thank you.