00:00In the first instance, former President Rodrigo Duterte faced the arrest of a congressman and a campaign against illegal drugs.
00:10Under the direction of the Senate's own investigation, the former president promised legal responsibility to the police who have proven to have committed abuse.
00:21Daniel Manalastas, in Central News, live.
00:25Yes, Angelic, the face-off of former President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Laila Delima was held today.
00:36You know, Angelic, only one person, their one seat apart, was seated by former President Duterte and former Senator Laila Delima in the Senate Plenary Hall.
00:50In the first instance, Duterte spoke to the Senate about his war on drugs.
00:55He said that he did what he should do for the country.
00:58It was not about the killing of his war on drugs and trough, but about protecting the innocents and there is no competition.
01:06Here is the statement of the former president.
01:10I, and I alone, take full legal responsibility.
01:19For all that the police have done pursuant to my order, I will be held accountable.
01:27And I will be jailed, not the police who followed my order.
01:32What a pity, they are just working.
01:36That is what I want to say to the Filipinos.
01:39And it is good that you invited me here.
01:46Delima, Angelic, before the hearing begins, has a message for Duterte.
01:54I just really hope that he will not be resorting to his usual rants, usual rhetoric, his usual toxic rhetoric.
02:04And his threatening attitude.
02:07So I hope that he will be professional.
02:12Be professional and just answer the real issues.
02:19Angelic, some of the former victims of the drug war of the former administration are also in front of us.
02:24For example, Tuyuhin Yiquan de los Santos,
02:27some former PNP chiefs during the Duterte administration.
02:32At this point, Angelic, the interpellations are still ongoing.
02:36The senators are still asking the victims of the drug war of the Duterte administration.
02:44Angelic?
02:45Yes, Daniel, how is the body language of the two?
02:50Speaking of the former President Duterte and former Senator Laila Delima,
02:55did they have the opportunity to meet face-to-face?
03:06Angelic, earlier, if I can describe, the situation was a bit awkward.
03:12They did not greet when the former President Duterte arrived.
03:17The former Senator Laila Delima first arrived at the plenary hall.
03:22Then, the former President Duterte followed.
03:25They are only one seat apart.
03:28Angelic, only one person is separated from them.
03:30So, for now, Angelic, they are still not confronting each other.
03:36And that is what we will wait for in the continuation of the hearing.
03:41Okay, thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.
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