Marcos Cabinet has said enough in Duterte arrest probe—Palace

Manila Bulletin

Cabinet officials have already provided sufficient facts on the hearing of the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said, justifying the administration's decision to decline the invitation to attend the next hearing.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/2/marcos-cabinet-has-said-enough-in-duterte-arrest-probe-palace  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin

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00:00Usec, regarding the Senate probe on the arrest of former President Duterte that is scheduled for tomorrow,

00:11ES said that our official will not be released tomorrow.

00:17Senator Marcos said that the executive privilege is not blanket,

00:23meaning that it is not all-encompassing, and it is possible that you can invoke each topic,

00:32the executive privilege, not the outright, our officials will not support it.

00:37What can Malacanang say about that?

00:39Yes, we just want to clarify, Senator I.M. Marcos said that he received the letter from the office of the Executive Secretary on March 31 last night.

00:50So as of March 31 of our press briefing, no decision has been made regarding this.

00:57So we will just clarify that.

00:59But Senator I.M. Marcos said that he received the letter last night on March 31.

01:07And according to the decision, our Cabinet members and Cabinet officials know that it is enough.

01:19In their opinion, the facts and data given by Senator I.M. Marcos in the first hearing are enough.

01:31And in our opinion, it is enough considering the fact that he also had his preliminary findings.

01:41And we cannot say that the questions were not answered if this is in aid of legislation.

01:52So it is obvious that what our Cabinet officials said is enough for him to make his law regarding this.

01:59Senator said that it would have been an opportunity for the administration to prove that your administration did not hide anything regarding the arrest.

02:08We did not hide anything because the first hearing was long enough to say what our Cabinet officials should have said regarding the surrender of former President Duterte to the ICC.

02:25And she said she would ask for reconsideration.

02:28So obviously, will there be a change in the stance of Malacanang with regard to this?

02:33And looking forward, will this be the case if there are hearings involving the administration?

02:41Let's see what will happen if she asks for reconsideration.

02:47I.S. Bersamin has not responded yet.

02:55I.S. Bersamin has not responded yet.

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