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00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:10The British-Israeli lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman,
00:13is confident that former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:17will be acquitted in the murder as a crime against humanity case
00:20that he is facing in the International Criminal Court.
00:23And from the Netherlands,
00:25here is Marie Jumal.
00:28Marie?
00:32Yes, Pia.
00:33Vice President Sarah Duterte just left
00:36from the Scheveningen Prison
00:39where she visited her father
00:42before he arrived here at 2 p.m.
00:46So, more or less,
00:48she visited her father for more than an hour.
00:52She said that her father is in a good condition
00:55in the hospital part of the detention facility
00:58where he is staying
01:00so that he can always monitor his condition.
01:04Her father also said that
01:07his situation is good inside
01:11so that he can continue his stay in the detention facility
01:16as long as he is not released or released.
01:21Very comfortable,
01:22the temperature is controlled inside
01:24and he can also eat rice.
01:26The former president is in a high spirit inside the detention facility
01:30because according to Vice President Sarah Duterte,
01:33it is proven that she can charm people inside the detention facility.
01:38So, the usual former President Duterte
01:42when it comes to people,
01:44she can also charm people inside.
01:46The Vice President also said
01:48that she can send a letter to the detainees
01:52just like her father who received a letter from a Dutch couple
01:56and that is where the letter came from.
02:00It is also the story of a saint
02:03who is from the Netherlands
02:05and was also imprisoned in this detention facility
02:08where the same situation of injustice was experienced.
02:12So, as of now,
02:14her father told her that he is going to send her home
02:17but he said that he is still arranging
02:20before he goes back to the Philippines
02:22he wants to arrange his defense team first.
02:25And as of now,
02:27aside from the British-Israeli lawyer,
02:30Attorney Nicholas Kaufman,
02:32who was appointed by Duterte's camp to be his counsel,
02:38there are other lawyers that Vice President Sarah Duterte is talking to.
02:43It is proven that one of them will arrive here in The Hague
02:48and it is time for this defense team in the ICC
02:52to withdraw former Executive Secretary Salvador Medealdea
02:57because what the Duterte family wants
03:00is to get lawyers from her defense team
03:05who have experience in the ICC.
03:08The former President Rodrigo Duterte
03:10was already visited in the Scriveningan Prison
03:13by the lawyer he appointed in the ICC,
03:16the British-Israeli lawyer,
03:18Attorney Nicholas Kaufman.
03:20They talked for two hours.
03:22According to Kaufman,
03:24he hopes to be acquitted
03:26for the complaint that the former President is facing.
03:28We are very confident that the former president will be acquitted.
03:35The former president will be acquitted.
03:38I'm very confident of the strongest defense possible
03:41and I'm very confident that he will be acquitted.
03:43Indeed, even at the earliest stage possible.
03:45They will file petitions
03:47before the confirmation of charges hearing on September 23.
03:51There will be petitions obviously.
03:53Once again, it's not for me to comment on the defense strategy.
03:56That's my meeting time.
03:57What was the first message that the President gave to you?
04:02He said that he's in good spirits
04:03and looking forward to conducting the defense.
04:05How often are you able to visit the former president?
04:09I'm available to visit the former president
04:12as long as I'm here,
04:13as long as I'm allowed to do so.
04:15I have promised him that I will come
04:16every day that I'm in the Hague.
04:18As a senior counsel with experience in the ICC,
04:21he is the one who will help build the defense team.
04:24It will take more than a week.
04:27In the ICC, if Kaufman will be confirmed as a lawyer,
04:31he has already talked to Vice President Sara Duterte.
04:34The former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
04:36should also visit Duterte
04:38before 9 a.m. in the Netherlands.
04:41But according to the Philippine Embassy there,
04:46while at the reception counter of the detention facility,
04:49Medialdea's feelings were hurt.
04:51That's why the medic called.
04:53The ambulance also called
04:54that he brought Medialdea to the hospital.
04:58At 6 p.m. last night,
05:00several groups gathered from different parts of Europe
05:03to demand justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings.
05:07Whoever is held guilty by the ICC
05:10is responsible for paying the victims.
05:13And while the case of a suspect is still rolling,
05:16he has the right to freeze his assets or property.
05:20Based on the website of the ICC,
05:22the Office of the Prosecutor
05:24will collect the financial information of a suspect
05:27at the beginning of the hearing.
05:29If the Warrant of Arrest or Summons to Appear is issued,
05:32the request for the identification,
05:35tracing and freezing of the property of the suspect
05:38can also be issued.
05:40The registry, or the one that performs the non-judicial functions of the ICC,
05:44is responsible for the identification,
05:46tracing and freezing of the property of the suspect.
05:49The ICC is responsible for finding and recovering the assets of the victims.
05:54And it will ask for the help of states
05:56and intergovernmental organizations
05:58to recover those assets.
06:00But according to one of the Filipino lawyers
06:02in the list of counsel of the ICC,
06:04there is a complication if the country is not in compliance with the Rome Statute
06:07where it will ask for the freezing of the assets of the suspect.
06:11This asset, when it's in the Philippines,
06:13it needs the cooperation of the Philippine domestic authorities.
06:17If it's outside, if it's not a non-state party,
06:20it's not obligated to cooperate under the Rome Statute.
06:25But if the government has a political will,
06:27there is still a legal way
06:29to implement the freezing if the ICC asks for it.
06:32Palacio said,
06:33If there will be an issue or the ICC will give an order,
06:39we will teach, we will give it to the right person
06:42if this is needed.
06:44Doesn't this mean that the Philippines will cooperate with the ICC?
06:48That's why we will send it to AMLOC.
06:50But AMLOC is under the Philippine government.
06:53Yes, but if there's a need for that,
06:55AMLOC doesn't care.
06:57So if it's needed to give reparation,
07:00damages to anyone,
07:02to the victims,
07:03justice needs to be given.
07:05Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo
07:09has no legal basis for the freeze order.
07:12He won't be freezed either because the former president is poor.
07:15In the last SAL-N issued to the public in 2017,
07:18the former president has a net worth of more than Php 28 million.
07:22His last SAL-N were not made public.
07:24According to the ICC,
07:26sometimes the accused's repaid assets are not enough
07:29because of the extent of what happened to him.
07:31But the court has a trust fund
07:33that can be used for various kinds of support
07:36for the victims.
07:43Yes, Pia.
07:44From the detention facility of the ICC,
07:48Vice President Sara Duterte will go to a hospital
07:53where the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medealdea is confined.
07:58The former ES has already collapsed.
08:02They say that he takes care of himself.
08:08The former Executive Secretary is still working.
08:14He may be tired.
08:16But now, he will go to the hospital
08:19to find out his condition.
08:22Vice President Sara Duterte will give additional updates
08:27if he can find or get information.
08:31That's the latest.
08:32Pia?
08:34Thank you very much, Marie Zumali.
08:37The Department of Justice has ordered the Supreme Court
08:39not to grant the petitions of Duterte
08:42to the Writ of Habeas Corpus
08:44so that the former President Rodrigo Duterte can return to the country.
08:48The DOJ is serving as a lawyer for the petition
08:52after the refusal of the Solicitor General.
08:55Watch Salima Refran.
09:01A few days after the arrest of the former President Rodrigo Duterte
09:04for the murder as a crime against humanity
09:07in connection with the war on drugs of his administration,
09:10the petitions for the Writ of Habeas Corpus were received
09:14by his children,
09:15Sen. Davao 1st District Rep. Paulo Duterte,
09:18Davao City Mayor Basté Duterte,
09:20and Kitty Duterte.
09:22They want their father to return to the Philippines
09:25and the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order
09:29to stop the cooperation between the International Criminal Court and the Interpol.
09:34In 33 pages of the Consolidated Compliance,
09:37the Justice Department has ordered
09:39not to grant the petitions for the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
09:43Mute, or none of these are valid,
09:46and lack of merit.
09:48They no longer have legal and physical custody
09:51of the respondents to the former President.
09:53Based on the rules of court,
09:55the Writ of Habeas Corpus can only be implemented in the Philippines.
09:58And since Duterte is already in the Netherlands,
10:01it is impossible to implement it.
10:03The arrest of Duterte is also legal
10:06based on Section 17 of the RA 9851
10:09or Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law,
10:13Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
10:16Under this,
10:17it may not be allowed to investigate
10:20or prosecute a crime
10:22if it is done by another court or international tribunal.
10:27The authorities may sue or extradite the suspects
10:31or those accused in the Philippines to other states
10:34in accordance with the appropriate extradition laws and treaties.
10:38The Supreme Court has ordered
10:40the petitioners to comment on this within five days.
10:43The DOJ is now responsible for all respondents
10:47after Solicitor General Menardo Guevara
10:50filed a Manifestation of Recusal
10:53or Refusal to Reconcile with the government agencies
10:56that responded to the petition.
10:58He stated the simple position that
11:00the ICC has no jurisdiction in the Philippines
11:03and the justice system is already working in the country.
11:06That is why it may not be effective
11:08to reconcile the OSG with the respondents.
11:11Malacanang asked if it is possible
11:14to replace Solicitor General because of this.
11:17We haven't talked about this yet
11:18because this is really new.
11:20I think it came out last night.
11:22But I think it would be better
11:24if Soljen himself assesses himself
11:27if he is still qualified to stand as Solicitor General.
11:31In addition to this, Guevara said
11:33he has already appealed the issue to the President.
11:36The new Solicitor General of the Marcos Administration
11:40served first as the Justice Secretary of Duterte.
11:44He is also a founding partner in the law firm
11:46established by former Executive Secretary Salvador Mendialdea.
11:50But Guevara said he has no conflict of interest.
11:54Guevara also said that
11:55only a small portion of the cases of the habeas corpus
11:58are in the hundreds,
12:00but there are thousands of difficult cases
12:02that the OSG is handling for the government.
12:05Guevara will remain in command in these cases
12:09except if the President tells him to step down.
12:14For GMA Integrated News,
12:16I am Sally Marafang of Inyong Sexy.
12:20Two weather systems bring rain to several houses in the country.
12:24And in the midst of the hot weather,
12:26the LGU of Mangaldan, Pangasinan
12:29formed a task force to protect the crops.
12:32Let's witness.
12:38Some farmers in Mangaldan, Pangasinan
12:41use their own discharges to save their vegetables from the heat of the weather.
12:45They use water pumps to irrigate the crops of Pechay.
12:49The new crops are dying
12:54if they are not irrigated early
12:56because of the hot weather now.
12:59The local government formed a task force to protect the crops
13:04to monitor the crops.
13:07Based on the recommendations of the Agriculture Office
13:10of the National Irrigation Administration,
13:12there is enough water in the irrigation canals.
13:16They are also prepared in case the effects of the hot weather will not subside.
13:23In Dagupan City,
13:24some residents from other towns went to the sea early.
13:27It's my mom's birthday,
13:29so we decided to swim here.
13:32It's our family outing.
13:34It's just right, it's hot.
13:36It was recorded in Dagupan City yesterday
13:38that the heat index was 45 degrees Celsius.
13:42When the sun hits the sea,
13:46of course, it's hot.
13:48When we combine the heat from the sea surface with the wind,
13:54that's what we get.
13:56That's what helps to raise our temperature.
14:00According to the data from Coron,
14:02Puerto Princesa City in Palawan,
14:04and Zamboanga City,
14:05the highest heat index is recorded today.
14:09In both places,
14:10it is possible that the heat index will reach the danger level tomorrow.
14:16In spite of the hot weather,
14:17two weather systems bring rain in different parts of the country.
14:22The Northeast Monsoon or Hanging Amihan continues to sweep.
14:26It is not yet known how long it will last,
14:29but it brings cold weather and rain in a large part of Luzon.
14:33In Easterlies, it rains in many parts of the country.
14:38For GMA Integrated News,
14:39I am Dana Tingkong, your witness.
14:43A possible investigation in the ICC against the former President Duterte,
14:47the two alleged members of the Davao Death Squad,
14:50Edgar Matubato, a self-confessed hitman,
14:53and the former Davao police officer, Arturo Lascañas.
14:57Witness, Mackie Polido.
15:03The International Criminal Court issued a warrant of arrest
15:07for the former President Rodrigo Duterte as the founder
15:10and leader of the Davao Death Squad or DDS,
15:13a group in Davao that kills criminals in the area
15:17and has long been associated with Duterte.
15:19It is time for the accusations against Duterte to go to trial.
15:22The two alleged former members of the Davao Death Squad
15:26are the possible investigators against him,
15:28Edgar Matubato and the former Davao police officer, Arturo Lascañas.
15:33Edgar Matubato, a self-confessed hitman,
15:35was convicted in a Senate hearing in 2016.
15:37He was killed from 1998 to 2013.
15:41Our job, ma'am, is to kill criminals,
15:46like drug users, rapists, snitches.
15:51That's what we kill every day.
15:55He was one of the first members of the Lambada Boys,
15:58formerly called the Davao Death Squad,
16:00led by the former President Rodrigo Duterte
16:03when he was the mayor of Davao.
16:05Many admitted that Matubato was killed
16:07under Duterte's orders.
16:09Jun Pala, a radio broadcaster, is one of them.
16:12Why?
16:13It's like he's on vacation on the radio every day, ma'am.
16:17Every day.
16:21I was part of the operation, but I didn't make it.
16:25How was Jun Pala killed?
16:27He was ambushed, ma'am.
16:29Where was he ambushed?
16:30He was ambushed in Sa-Sa.
16:32Sa-Sa?
16:33Matubato also mentioned that he was one of the kidnappers
16:36who were caught in Sarangani and were eaten alive.
16:39I don't know his name, ma'am.
16:41We just took him and killed him.
16:46But we didn't use weapons to kill him.
16:50We ate him alive.
16:54Where?
16:55In Kapatagan, ma'am.
16:58Arturo Lascañas, a former Davao police officer,
17:01was the team leader of the Davao Death Squad.
17:03Lascañas denied Matubato's testimony in 2016
17:06because he was afraid.
17:08But in 2017, he volunteered to confirm
17:11the killing of DDS under Duterte's orders.
17:15His first mission was to kill
17:18the drug lord in Davao, Alan Cancio.
17:21This is where Davao Death Squad started
17:24because we left a note
17:28that said, don't shoot
17:30and it said, Davao Death Squad.
17:36This is where it started.
17:37Lascañas said they were given up to P100,000 reward
17:41for each person they killed.
17:43For all the murders we did in Davao City,
17:48whether we left them alive or thrown them into the sea,
17:51this is what Mayor Rudy Duterte paid us.
17:59Usually P20,000, sometimes P50,000
18:03and it depends on the status of the target,
18:06sometimes P100,000.
18:08Matubato also denied the story
18:10of the killing of broadcaster Jun Pala
18:12where he received a huge bribe from Duterte.
18:16Mayor Rudy told me P1 million.
18:19He said P1 million.
18:21I accepted and said thank you sir
18:24and then I left.
18:26Duterte said that Matubato was lying
18:29that he didn't know him personally.
18:31He called Lascañas a story maker
18:34and that he was crazy.
18:36But when he faced the Senate hearing
18:38a year ago, the former president admitted something.
18:41I can make a confession now, if you want.
18:46First, it really happened.
18:51I have a death squad.
18:56Death squad.
18:58Seven, but not the police.
19:02They are also the gangsters.
19:06I ordered one gangster,
19:09kill him because if you don't kill him,
19:12I will kill you now.
19:13In the report of the New York Times in 2017,
19:16Lascañas is now under the custody of the ICC
19:18or International Criminal Court.
19:20Lascañas submitted the affidavit.
19:23The ICC accepted it
19:25and Lascañas was given a limited immunity deal.
19:28It means that he will not use
19:30what he will reveal to correct him.
19:32Matubato was written by the New York Times
19:35that another country in January 2025
19:37used another name
19:39to help a private organization.
19:41According to Atty. Cristina Conti,
19:44Matubato is now under the custody
19:46of the ICC Victims and Witnesses,
19:48the ICC unit that provides protection to witnesses.
19:52It is important that Matubato and Lascañas
19:54will be the witnesses
19:56of Duterte's involvement in the Davao Death Squad.
19:59Only those who are inside the organization
20:02can say what the Davao Death Squad really looks like.
20:06Both Matubato and Lascañas
20:09are considered as insider witnesses.
20:12For GMA Integrated News,
20:14I am Mackie Pulido,
20:15your witness.
20:19Four Koreans are being led
20:21by illegal online gambling
20:23arrested in Porak, Pampanga.
20:25They were caught by the NBI Pampanga District Office
20:29last February,
20:30one of which is Konduroon.
20:32A while ago,
20:33two of them were exposed to the media
20:35that they are also wanted in South Korea
20:38and have Interpol Red Notice.
20:40According to the NBI,
20:42this is where the scam is done.
20:45But the Koreans say that their home country
20:48is the target.
20:49The suspects were arrested
20:52and told that they are here as tourists.
20:55They are facing an illegal online gambling case
20:59in relation to Cybercrime Prevention Act.
21:0223.3 million pesos worth of
21:04unregistered vape products
21:07were seized by the Bureau of Customs
21:09in the Port of Manila.
21:11On January 20,
21:12the two containers arrived in the country
21:14but the consignee and broker
21:16did not show up.
21:18When opened,
21:20disposable plastic cups were found
21:23but more than 45,000 vape products
21:26were hidden at the back.
21:29If we count,
21:31this is equivalent to more than
21:3330 million in foregone duties and taxes
21:36in the government.
21:38More than 3,000 Filipino hotel workers
21:41are needed in Croatia.
21:43Among those wanted are
21:45housekeepers, front desk staff, and others.
21:49According to the Department of Migrant Workers,
21:51this track is government-to-government or G2G.
21:54It means that
21:56only DMW will process
21:58and the applicant has no placement fee.
22:01The G2G agreement is about to be signed
22:04between the Philippines and Slovenia
22:07for the Filipino caregivers.
22:10For GMA Integrated News,
22:12I am Oscar Oid, your witness.
22:17Even in July,
22:18the impeachment trial of
22:20Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to start.
22:22The Senate has inspected
22:24the two prisoners.
22:26Witness, Mark Salazar.
22:32Nothing has changed
22:33from what the Senate has planned.
22:35The impeachment trial will start on July 30
22:38against Vice President Sara Duterte.
22:40If there is no debate about this,
22:43no one will stop the minority.
22:50But to show that they are ready
22:52to become an impeachment court,
22:54the Secretary General of the Camera
22:56and the Secretary of the Senate
22:59are the final touches in the preparation.
23:01We're very happy with the setup.
23:04We have no comments, no complaints.
23:07The Session Hall has 340 seats
23:11where the staff of each
23:13Senator, Judge, Defense, Prosecution
23:17and the audience can share.
23:1930 seats additional in the VIP box.
23:22The Tolentino Room,
23:24which has 150 square meters,
23:26will be given to the prosecution team of the Camera.
23:29The Camera should have added a room,
23:32but they are still looking for it.
23:34Two basic rooms.
23:36Room for our prosecutors.
23:38We have 11 prosecutors
23:42and the Secretariat Support Group.
23:45The defense also needs to pass the seal.
23:49In the defense, yes, we've also identified,
23:52but in deference to the fact
23:56that we have not yet talked to the defense,
23:58I will not say it yet.
24:00We wrote them yesterday.
24:02There is still no holding room for the witnesses.
24:06There are already a lot of prosecution witnesses.
24:09I'm not in the prosecution team,
24:13but maybe 7 times,
24:17let's say 10, so that's about 70.
24:21But that's a rough estimate.
24:23It could be more or less per article.
24:47For GMA Integrated News,
24:49I am Mark Salazar,
24:51your witness.
25:0155 days before the election of 2025,
25:05while the candidates continue to run for senator,
25:08their platforms and plans
25:11for various sectors of society are changing.
25:14Witness, Rafi Tima.
25:20Tourism and prosperity were helped by Senator Lito
25:23near Iloilo.
25:25The bad effects of mining in Palawan
25:27were discussed by Amira Lidasan,
25:29Ronell Arambulo,
25:30Franz Castro,
25:31Mimi Duringo,
25:32and Mody Floranda.
25:34Manu Pacquiao is pushing for more jobs
25:36and affordable housing in Cavite.
25:39Security in the food sector
25:41was strengthened by Kiko Pangilinan in Panay Island.
25:45Ariel Quirobin was called
25:47a true hero.
25:50There were also meet and greet and motorcade
25:52in Pangasinan,
25:53by Senator Bong Redilla.
25:55Senator Francis Tolentino
25:57gave importance to the role of barangay
25:59and SK officials.
26:00Benjer Abalos gave incentives
26:02to government employees.
26:05Bama Kino is pushing for modernization
26:07for tricycle drivers.
26:11Abibinay promised
26:13the benefits of barangay officials.
26:16Sen. Bong Go is pushing for
26:18medical services to the communities.
26:21We continue to follow the campaign
26:23of the running Senators in the election of 2025.
26:26For GMA Integrated News,
26:28your Raffy Fima,
26:29Saksi.
26:46For GMA Integrated News,
26:47your Raffy Fima, Saksi.