00:00Senator Aimee Marcos prepared a statement for the government officials
00:04that she did not interfere in the continuation of the hearing in the Senate today
00:08regarding the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:12But the Senate President still needs to sign this before he is allowed to do so.
00:16MAV Gonzales is on the line.
00:21There is no question from the Ejecutivo, Police and Military
00:24the Senators in the hearing earlier
00:26regarding the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:30of the International Criminal Court or ICC.
00:32The Foreign Relations Committee wants to clarify
00:35who is the doctor that made it clear that the former President traveled
00:39even though he had high blood sugar levels.
00:41Why did the Philippines send him to The Hague
00:44and why did the police escort that sent him have no passport and visa?
00:49It is clear that the President gave that order.
00:54He's just following orders.
00:57That's why we want to know from Secretary Chudoro who gave the order
01:02because as you said,
01:04there is no one higher than the Cabinet member but the President himself.
01:08According to the Senator,
01:10that airplane was regularly used by his brother, President Bongbong Marcos.
01:14Who authorized the charter or lease since it was a private aircraft?
01:19And if it was paid for by the office of the President,
01:23where are the bid documents?
01:25We know that the mode of procurement is very long.
01:30The Air Force also has a presidential plane.
01:33Why is it used differently?
01:35And why was it used again after President Duterte brought it
01:43to our territory?
01:45Like what was explained in the letter sent to the Senate,
01:48Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said that
01:51the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was enough
01:55that's why there was no executive sent earlier.
01:58There are many probable or likely topics covered by those matters
02:05that would come under the executive privilege.
02:11But the question of the committee chair, Senator Ayme Marcos,
02:14how about the statement of the palace of April 1
02:17that will not be stopped by the members of the Cabinet?
02:19Did they really do April Fools?
02:22We are really confused.
02:24I respect the doctrine of executive privilege
02:28but let us remember that this cannot be used as a blanket shield
02:33as a half-hidden to avoid the question and avoid the invitation of the Senate.
02:39There is always a cover-up in what is happening.
02:43I think we are now on the verge of a constitutional crisis
02:48if they will continue to snub our invitation.
02:53I would like to move that we issue a subpoena to these government officials
03:00to require their presence in the next hearing.
03:03According to Senator Marcos,
03:05there is a subpoena but it still needs to be signed by Senate President Cheese Escudero.
03:10Bring them here, here to the Senate, now.
03:14Escudero is now asking the Senate Legal Department to issue a subpoena.
03:18The court said that if the invocation of the executive privilege is valid,
03:22the compulsory process of the Senate cannot be used as a subpoena.
03:28For GMI Integrated News, Mav Gonzales for 24 Hours.
03:35We will continue our efforts to get Malacanang's side
03:38from what Senator Ayme Marcos and Senator Bato de la Rosa said.
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