00:00Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin explained the blame that they brought to the Senate
00:05regarding the non-interference of some government officials in the second hearing
00:09regarding the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:12He insisted that the committee placed a lot of facts in this invitation
00:16that they believe is under the Executive Privilege.
00:20These are the things that should not be done in public.
00:23That's why they should have told the Senators
00:26that the Cabinet Secretaries should not be forced to answer about this.
00:31At first, Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro said
00:34that the information given by the government officials in the first hearing was enough.
00:41So it was best to get ahead with a letter to the Senator and to the Senate President
00:49that they would be formally informed that in that hearing
00:55our Cabinet Secretaries and other Executive Officers
01:01would be not forced to respond to questions concerning those matters.
01:09That's the essence of the letter.
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