00:00The Department of Justice will also investigate the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:04He is still following his military statements that can be considered as bordering to sedition.
00:10This is Louisa Erispe of PTV in Balitang Pambansang.
00:16The former President Rodrigo Duterte has nothing to do with the investigation of the Department of Justice.
00:22According to the DOJ,
00:23it can be considered as bordering on sedition the former President's hasty action to the Armed Forces of the Philippines
00:31that moved against the fractured governance in the Philippines.
00:36Because of this, it is possible for the investigation of him and his son, Vice President Sara Duterte, to be conducted at the same time.
00:44The statements of the former President Duterte will also be investigated at the same time as what is happening now.
00:56For him to invite the military to have a part in seeking remedy is bordering on sedition.
01:05The DOJ also pointed out that the military has no role in leading the government.
01:10Their only duty is to protect the people.
01:13So if the former President has a problem with the government, he should pass it to the law and not the military.
01:21The military has no role whatsoever in civil governance except to protect the people.
01:29There is no remedy that can possibly come from the military.
01:34If there is any legal remedy, they need to exhaust.
01:39The judicial and legal processes are available.
01:42The DOJ also believes that despite the calls of the former President, the AFP will remain faithful to the government and professional.
01:51When it comes to Duterte's statement that the country has a fractured government, the DOJ's answer is simple.
01:58There is no such thing as a fractured governance.
02:02Whatever that means coming from the former President.
02:05We have a strong and functioning republic.
02:09There is no such thing as fractured governance.
02:12The Justice Department is also looking into where the silence came from in the demonstrations against the government.
02:19The DOJ assures that it is being chased.
02:23As of now, the former President has not commented on the ongoing investigation against him by the DOJ.
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