Duterte supporters hold prayer, peace rally

The Manila Times

Duterte supporters hold prayer, peace rally   Supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte arrive at the Paco Arena on March 28, 2025 for a prayer and peace rally urging the government to bring home the firebrand leader. Three supporters reiterated that the former leader, who is accused of crimes against humanity for his war on drugs, did nothing wrong and just protected the country from the ravages of drugs. Meanwhile, PDP senatorial candidate Jimmy Bondoc said that they have been continuing their campaign despite the absence of their party chairman.   VIDEOS BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #philippines

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00:00What message do you have for President RR Dunda on his birthday?

00:10Of course, he's incarcerated now in the ICC.

00:14Father Dugong, we are now united for our birthday gift to you.

00:22Our birthday gift to you is our united voice that we will make sure that the whole world will hear.

00:33Before, the whole country heard us. Now, the whole world will hear that President Duterte is the true leader of the Republic of the Philippines.

00:48Now, the pro-and anti-Duterte forces are clashing in the Philippines.

00:54Of course, there are some who are against me.

00:58I am a critic of President Duterte.

01:01I am telling you, I hope that he won't go to jail.

01:04I hope that he will be released so that he can face the ICC.

01:08What's your take on what the critics are saying that President Duterte should go to jail?

01:14No, because they always look at it from an emotional and political point of view.

01:21But if it's from a legal point of view, they don't want to discuss it anymore.

01:26So for me, the only way we can achieve some form of understanding, common understanding here, is to go to the rule of law.

01:37So, let's toast legally.

01:40Because our contention is very clear and very simple.

01:44There is no jurisdiction of the ICC.

01:46No matter what legal acrobatics and gymnastics they do, we are not under the control of the ICC.

01:55And if there is a gray area there, I don't think there is a gray area,

02:00but if there is a gray area, stand by the Philippines.

02:03Stand by your own country.

02:07So, you really believe in the Bill of Rights?

02:10Yes, of course.

02:12But like I said, the main issue here is the jurisdiction of the ICC.

02:17There is none.

02:18Now, in the Bill of Rights, that's a matter of evidence.

02:21We will prove that his rights have been violated, his fundamental rights.

02:28But that's a different discussion.

02:32First of all, we are not under the control of the ICC.

02:35We don't need to talk about the red notice, the defusal notice.

02:39Let's talk about that, but let's focus on the first point.

02:43We are not under the control of the ICC. Period.

02:45And to anyone who doesn't believe that, he's a traitor.

02:55That's the point.

02:57They keep fearing PRRD as a violent man.

03:01And the supporters are rabid.

03:03But you know, what the supporters are doing is peaceful protest.

03:08Peaceful protest.

03:10If it's true, they're all running.

03:12They keep fearing mass action.

03:15But why is there none?

03:17Because the supporters really want a unified and peaceful Philippines.

03:22And they've proven it time and again.

03:24For me, there are a lot of stupid things that the authorities are doing in the Philippines.

03:30It should be a mess, but why isn't it?

03:34Even the president himself, I mean Duterte, doesn't call it a mess.

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