00:00Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.
00:05Former President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to the Senate that he was part of the Davao Death Squad.
00:13He was also the mayor of Davao who was led by wealthy businessmen who wanted to kill criminals.
00:22Duterte also promised the full responsibility for his campaign against drugs when he became president.
00:28But when asked directly if the responsibility for those who died in the drug war is included,
00:34he said that the criminal responsibility is a different story.
00:38And from the Senate, Sandra Aguinaldo is live.
00:42Sandra.
00:45Mel, Emil, Vicky, the discussion here became heated earlier after Senator Rizal Tivero,
00:53former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:55if he still accepts the full responsibility for the death of Kian Ramos
01:00and other victims of the drug war during the Duterte administration.
01:05The former president first promised that he will take responsibility for the drug war during his administration.
01:14What about the result of the police who killed thousands of people along with Kian De Los Santos?
01:20Do you also take full responsibility for that?
01:23Do you assume responsibility for the death of Kian De Los Santos?
01:27No.
01:28No.
01:29How about Carl Anthony Nunez?
01:33Before you ramble on those many things.
01:35No, no, no. I'm not rambling, Mr. Chair.
01:37My questions are very specific.
01:39The law is specific. Guilt is personal.
01:44Ask the lawyer first.
01:46It's okay. I can ask the lawyer.
01:48You can ask him first before we proceed.
01:51No, no, no. I already prepared these questions with my legislative staff.
01:55Guilt is personal.
01:56Yes, it's very personal.
01:58You cannot pass that on to others.
02:00I take full responsibility for what I said about the war on drugs.
02:06You said, sir, you can hold me responsible for any death.
02:11Yes, sir. You spoke about specific crimes.
02:15If I say I will take full responsibility, we will go to court.
02:21They will not accept that.
02:23Well, Mr. Chair, and if the resource person could keep his volume and pitch to a normal level.
02:30Mr. Mal, you're trying to pin me down.
02:32Mr. Chair, you are pinned down by your own statements of October.
02:37No, no, no, Mr. Chair.
02:39I'm not trying to pin you down on air.
02:43I'm no longer productive.
02:45Do not pin me down on semantics.
02:48Okay.
03:13I can make the confession now, if you want.
03:24Mr. Chair.
03:27It really happened.
03:30I have a death squad.
03:35Death squad.
03:37But not the police.
03:41They are also the gangsters.
03:45Mr. Chair.
03:47I ordered one gangster to be killed.
03:49If you don't kill him, I will kill you now.
03:53In front of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that investigated his war against drugs back then,
03:58this is what former President Rodrigo Duterte said when he went to talk about the Davao Death Squad.
04:04When the former president asked the senators, his answer was not clear.
04:09You mentioned that you have your own hit squad.
04:13Is that what you're trying to tell us so we won't be confused?
04:18Can we be very clear?
04:20It's not a hit squad.
04:22This is a direct statement.
04:26It's not a hit squad.
04:29As long as the people in Davao know that I'm there,
04:33and you commit a heinous crime,
04:38and no one can go to the gangsters,
04:45that's me.
04:47What is the structure of that death squad?
04:50Structure against crime and criminals.
04:54What is the set-up?
04:57And who are those seven members of your death squad?
05:00To fight crime.
05:02No, sir.
05:03The name you said,
05:05why are there seven people in your death squad?
05:12They all look dead, ma'am.
05:14It's okay, sir. What are their names?
05:21When I was mayor, I was about 43.
05:27I am now 73.
05:29For the life of me,
05:32I cannot remember the name.
05:34Are there rewards for those seven people when they die?
05:39No, ma'am.
05:40Do you know that there are a lot of assholes who are rich in Davao?
05:45What is the connection between the rich in Davao and the members of the death squad?
05:50Because they want their city to be safe.
05:53Duterte is adamant that he has no orders as president
05:55to kill the police and drug addicts.
05:58Call of duty of the president.
06:02That's me.
06:04Because I was the president at the time.
06:07I did not lack, Mr. Senator.
06:13I warned all Filipinos.
06:19If you are addicted to drugs,
06:23let it go. Drop it.
06:27Because we will really have problems.
06:31If we see each other in a corner holding a drug,
06:36that's a real problem.
06:38There will be killings.
06:40But it was not state-sponsored killing.
06:46But Duterte said that he has orders from the police
06:50to kill the criminals who fight.
06:53Earlier, you said that you encouraged the PNP
06:58to fight in order to kill.
07:02To say, fight.
07:04Correct.
07:05Correct.
07:06To minimize.
07:07Very incorrect.
07:08Correct. Yes.
07:09Very incorrect.
07:10I may say as a civilian.
07:12If I go back, sir,
07:14I will do it again.
07:16Double.
07:18Osaa, silence the gallery.
07:21And those who will do that again,
07:24exclude them from the hearing hall.
07:27Gallery, please do not encourage me.
07:30Duterte also said that he did not call retired Col. Ruyina Garma in 2016
07:35to ask the police to find a member of the Church Of Christ
07:38for the task force against drugs.
07:41They are lying.
07:45Why?
07:47Why would I choose the Church Of Christ?
07:50The Aglipay and the Mormons.
07:55Why would I zero in on the Church Of Christ?
07:59For what reason?
08:00Duterte also insisted in the hearing
08:03that he gave orders to the police not to be involved in drugs
08:06but to kill them.
08:08Duterte did not directly answer if he was accused.
08:14Vicky, what President Duterte said here
08:18is that he has been killing for a long time
08:20but until now, there has been no case against him.
08:24Last night at 6 p.m.,
08:26former President Duterte left the Senate.
08:29Vicky?
08:30Thank you very much, Sandra Aguinaldo.
08:43For more information visit www.fema.gov
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