00:00The statements we have heard in the past few days are unbearable.
00:05There is no mercy and the threat of a plan to kill some of us.
00:13If the plan to kill a president is that simple,
00:18what about the common people?
00:22Such a criminal act should not be allowed to pass.
00:27That is my warning.
00:30As a democratic country, we need to uphold the rule of law.
00:35I, as the head of the Executive Department,
00:38and all those in charge of the government,
00:42have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and our laws.
00:50That is why it is wrong to stop the law-abiding citizens from seeking the truth.
00:57I hope that this drama will not end
01:00if the legitimate questions in the Senate and the House of Representatives will be answered.
01:06The truth should not be denied.
01:10I hope that this discussion will end
01:12if the oath is still valid,
01:15that as a citizen,
01:17I will speak the truth,
01:19and will not be stopped.
01:21Instead of giving a straightforward answer,
01:23we are left with a story of lies.
01:26I hope that these events will end
01:30so that the truth will be brought to us.
01:34I have also served 12 years in both chambers of Congress.
01:39I have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and our laws.
01:46That is why I regard their work as an independent branch of our Republic.
01:53Even the entire Executive Branch,
01:56all the agencies,
01:58are not safe and are always under their scrutiny.
02:03As a country,
02:05we have many challenges to face
02:08and challenges that need to be solved.
02:11In spite of the challenges,
02:13I have always paid attention to the government.
02:16However, we will not compromise the rule of law.
02:21The law must obey in any situation,
02:24whoever is hit.
02:26That is why I will not allow others to succeed
02:30and that is why I will not allow others to undermine the entire country in the field of politics.
02:35Let us stop the process.
02:37Let us uphold the law.
02:39Let us remember the mandate entrusted to us by millions of Filipinos.
02:46Let us work to build the Republic of the Philippines
02:51and to create a new Philippines.
02:54And that was the brave statement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
