00:00Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro explained some of the reasons
00:05as to why the former President Rodrigo Duterte's pre-trial chamber was not given to the ICC.
00:11Here are the details of the national news report of Efraim Gayto on Radyo Pilipinas.
00:18The delaying tactics of the former President Rodrigo Duterte's camp
00:24led to the cancellation of the pre-trial chamber of the ICC this Friday.
00:31In a statement to the Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro,
00:36she explained the reasons as to why the ICC did not give the former President Duterte's camp
00:43to hold the pre-trial chamber next week.
00:47First, the former President is in good health,
00:50so he will still be able to attend the pre-trial proceeding.
00:53Second, there is no need for additional preparation
00:57because the cases that Duterte is facing were just read in the pre-trial chamber.
01:02Third, the language used in the deletion and the schedule of the next appearance of Duterte is the same.
01:08There is no need for further study.
01:14You have all the time, right?
01:15You have parallel defense.
01:17Here, what we will do in the initial appearance is to identify the suspect first.
01:23Let's go to the former President Duterte.
01:26Second, we will read the charges.
01:30When it comes to the rights of the former President Duterte,
01:33it was also well stated by ICC Presiding Judge Julia Motok,
01:38where the former President was not forced to express guilt
01:42in the cases that were brought against him,
01:44a complete facility for his legal team,
01:47and a number of ICC services that will be given for free.
01:51The next hearing of the ICC will be held
01:54with the former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:56on September 23, 2025.
01:59From PBS Radio Pilipinas,
02:01Efraim Gaitos for Balitang Pambansa.
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