00:00The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in the Netherlands
00:08has sparked strong reactions with former Senator Antonio Trullianes IV, expressing hope for justice
00:15as he believes it brings a sense of relief to the families of those allegedly victimized by EJK
00:23or the extrajudicial killings during Duterte's administration.
00:27Meanwhile, Senator Ronald Bato de la Rosa finally broke his silence and firmly denied claims that he went into hiding.
00:36PTV's Daniel Manalastas tells us more.
00:41For former Senator Antonio Trullianes IV, he's happy for the families of alleged victims of extrajudicial killings
00:48under the time of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:51as the former president has already been placed under the International Criminal Court's custody.
00:57Now, this has really hit me.
01:03How can a long journey of fighting for the rights of our countrymen
01:11and for the justice of the leaders of our country.
01:20But next thing to watch out for are the Duterte's co-accused
01:24and when the possible issuance of arrest warrant from the ICC will happen.
01:29We don't know that, but it's estimated that it will take a few more months before it happens.
01:35Maybe they gave priority to the arrest, that's why.
01:40But when you look at the gravity of the offense, the role of Bato and Digong is the same.
01:53Trullianes also has this message for Duterte.
01:56My message to Duterte is to use this time to pray, to accept his sin,
02:08and to purify his soul because he needs this to accept his defeat.
02:19That's up to them. But of course, it will be a bad look for the Senate.
02:29Meanwhile, Senator Ronald De La Rosa, who is also being implicated in the ICC case,
02:34denied that he went into hiding and explained why he was missing in action at the height of Duterte's arrest.
02:41I didn't go into hiding. I was in the mountains of Surigao and Tagusan.
02:46I was campaigning in the mountains of Surigao and Tagusan.
02:51I turned off my phone because we are busy in filing our petition.
03:00If there are many calls, we will have a hard time.
03:04That's why we are rallying. We are chasing our petition.
03:09For PTV Manila, Daniel Mananastas, Balitang Pambansa.
