00:00Former President Rodrigo Duterte did not agree with the hearing of the House Quad Committee today,
00:05which was dismissed by some congressmen.
00:08But former Senator Laila Delima, who was previously accused of illegal drugs,
00:12is present at the hearing.
00:14Mela Lesmora is in the center of the news. Live, Mela.
00:17Joshua, we are now waiting for the passing of the Quad Committee.
00:23Even the former President Rodrigo Duterte, who did not agree with the hearing today.
00:29Even if Duterte did not agree, the discussion here in the Quad Committee is still hot,
00:35and it is still going on until now.
00:39At 11 a.m. this morning, the House Quad Committee held a public hearing
00:46on the issues of illegal drugs and extrajudicial killings during the administration.
00:52At the beginning of the discussion,
00:54congressmen said that the former President Rodrigo Duterte did not agree
01:00because he received a short notice and he felt bad about it.
01:04Quad Comm. Co-Chair Bienvenido Abante, Jr. said to Duterte,
01:08get well soon and I hope he can attend the next hearing.
01:11Likewise, other invited personalities are still hiding.
01:15But other lawmakers expressed their complete dismay,
01:20like House Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro,
01:23who asked to cite and contemplate the former President
01:27if he will not attend the next hearing.
01:31We are still waiting for the passing of the Quad Committee on the former President.
01:35Meanwhile, if Duterte did not attend,
01:38the former Senator Laila de Lima, who was convicted of illegal drugs,
01:44but was now acquitted of drug charges,
01:47and the former administration's issue of war on drugs,
01:50de Lima also released information about the Omni Reward System
01:54under the compass of Duterte.
01:57In another interview, de Lima sent a message to the former President.
02:00Let's listen to the part of the statement of some officials earlier.
02:05I hope he gets well now.
02:07So he would have the health to face the music.
02:14So I hope...
02:18So to Mr. Duterte, I hope you get well.
02:22I hope you get well so you have the strength to face everything.
02:44To former President Rodrigo Duterte,
02:47who has signified his intention to appear before the Quad Committee,
02:52get well soon.
02:54I hope you can attend the next hearing.
02:58I hope you are accompanied by other invited personalities who are still hiding.
03:04From the testimonies of both sides of the killing fields,
03:07we established that indeed extrajudicial killings
03:11was an indispensable part of the war on drugs,
03:15encouraged as it was by the leadership that emboldened the perpetrators
03:21to carry out with the promise of great reward,
03:24which was indeed, and in fact, delivered.
03:27The Quad Committee did not do these things.
03:32Joshua, the Quad Committee's hearing continues
03:36and former Senator Laila de Lima is being interpellated
03:40and she will be expressing her information
03:43regarding the war on drugs.
03:45Not only as a former DOJ Secretary,
03:48but also as a Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights.
03:52And later, Joshua, we are looking forward to it
03:54because we expect that there will be many other resource persons
03:58who will face the hearing
04:00and will be interpellated by congressmen, Joshua.
04:06Thank you very much, Mela Lesmora.
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