00:00Some congressmen have called for the government to re-examine the current situation of the former President Duterte,
00:08where they insisted that it was not just the ICC but Interpol that was in control of the government.
00:14Mela Lasmora, in Centro ng Balita, live.
00:19Some congressmen have called for Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa to face his case.
00:27This is in line with what the senator said, that he felt that he was forced to leave the scene.
00:34According to House Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro,
00:37President Ferdinand R. Marquez, Jr. did the right thing in assisting the Interpol administration
00:44in arresting the former President Rodrigo Duterte on the basis of a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court.
00:53Castro did not agree with what Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa said,
00:57that he felt betrayed to the max because the administration promised that it will not cooperate with the ICC.
01:05Castro's argument was that justice should be prioritized.
01:12In a separate statement, House Assistant Majority Leaders Ernest Dionisio and Jay Cong Hun
01:18stated that it was not the ICC that cooperated with the administration, but Interpol.
01:25The government repeatedly explained this,
01:28so I hope our countrymen will understand that our relationship with the international community is more important.
01:36Let's listen to the part of the statement of the lawmakers.
01:41Well, didn't he realize what he did during the Tukak?
01:47No, it's not promises.
01:54The accountability is right that President Marquez helped to get justice and accountability
02:04for the victims' families. Actually, it's a long overdue.
02:11They were merely doing their duty, our duty to Interpol,
02:19because we have a time-standing relationship with Interpol, and it is our duty to abide by the request.
02:28Likewise, when we request anything to Interpol, like what the President mentioned,
02:36that's one of the reasons why Alice Guo was arrested.
02:41So, our country and our President maintain our relationship with Interpol.
02:47I don't know where Senator Bato came from, but he needs to face the cases.
02:57We are a country that governs by certain rules.
03:03We need to face the cases that are filed against us and no one is exempted from that.
03:18Angelique, the former President Duterte has arrived in The Hague, the Netherlands.
03:23Congressmen are hoping to continue the hearing on the due process
03:29to give the former President Duterte a chance to explain and share his opinion on the issue.
03:37Angelique?
03:38Okay. Thank you very much, Mela Lesmoras.
