Makabayan bloc opposes call to grant interim release of ex-Pres. Duterte

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00:00As former President Rodrigo Duterte marks his 80th birthday,

00:04his supporters are rallying in celebration but not everyone is sending well wishes.

00:10Several lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc took the occasion to voice their strong opposition

00:15to calls from Duterte's supporters for his interim release from the custody of the International Criminal Court.

00:22PTV correspondent Mela Les Moras has the story.

00:27Amid the celebration of former President Rodrigo Duterte's 80th birthday,

00:33the House Makabayan bloc didn't express a birthday greeting but a strong opposition

00:37to the call from Duterte's supporters for an interim release of the former chief executive

00:42from the International Criminal Court or ICC's custody.

00:46According to House Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro,

00:49given the gravity of the crimes against humanity charges that Duterte is facing,

00:53he should remain in detention until convicted.

01:14While for another member of the Makabayan bloc, Kabataan Partylist Representative Raul Manuel,

01:19the former president is even lucky because he's in a privileged and comfortable detention.

01:24Other families meanwhile reported they spend each year in cemeteries

01:28to commemorate the birthdays of their loved ones who perished during the war on drugs.

01:33Gabriela Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas also insisted that there is nothing to celebrate today

01:38due to the alleged hardships Duterte brought upon women under his administration.

01:43Meanwhile for the Duterte side, his supporters organized rallies today.

01:48But Makabayan bloc insisted...

02:18...president Duterte, that's why he's in detention.

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