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00:00The solicitor general has called for a co-warranty petition against Alice Guo
00:05that she will lose her visa in her term as mayor.
00:08We will now listen to Solicitor General Secretary Menardo Guevara.
00:12Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:15Good morning, Connie, and good morning to all the listeners of Balitang Hali.
00:20Secretary, what will be the process of your co-warranty petition against suspended Mayor Alice Guo?
00:27Connie, this was ruffled yesterday and it was assigned to a particular judge.
00:33So this judge will issue summons to Mayor Alice Guo
00:42and he will be given time to answer the petition for co-warranty.
00:48Now, this process of co-warranty as a special civil action is given priority by our courts
00:59because there is a public interest involved because this is an elective public position.
01:07That's why the court can reduce the time for submitting co-warranty pleadings.
01:15He can expedite the process and render a judgment as quickly as possible.
01:23Okay. But you mentioned that they can appeal or give a chance for their field to advance in this co-warranty.
01:31Yes, definitely, Connie.
01:32The first thing that will happen is that Mayor Alice's field will be allowed to answer the petition for co-warranty.
01:42We will go through the usual process of a civil case.
01:47There will be a free trial, there will be a proper trial and judgment will be rendered at the end.
01:54The only difference is that because this is a special civil action,
01:58the judge can reduce the time given for the usual civil actions to expedite the process.
02:08Will the court require the presence of the suspended mayor?
02:15No, Connie. He doesn't need to appear unless he wants to testify.
02:21If he doesn't want to testify, his lawyer will face the consequences for him.
02:27This is not a criminal case where he needs to be present in the arraignment or promulgation of the judgment.
02:34Okay. On another issue of ours,
02:36regarding the investigation of the International Criminal Court in the drug war of former President Duterte,
02:44is the position of the government still the same or is there a difference?
02:49As far as I know, there is no change in the position of the Philippine government here.
02:55Our position is that because we have disengaged from the ICC since 2019,
03:03we have no relationship with the ICC.
03:06So if they ask for cooperation from us, we have no legal duty to cooperate with them.
03:14Even if they want to continue their investigation, we cannot stop them.
03:21Of course, it's up to them. If they want to investigate, it's up to them.
03:27What we are saying is that we have no legal duty to cooperate with you
03:31because we have long disengaged from the ICC, the Rome Statute.
03:36Okay. But there is still no connection between you and the ICC to confirm.
03:42The four people who are said to be involved in this case, including Senator De La Rosa and other generals.
03:49Yes. You know, this is a confidential matter, Connie.
03:53This communication from the ICC prosecutor.
03:56That's why former Senator Trillanes released it.
04:01He said that it has been identified who the persons under suspicion are.
04:07Since it has been identified, I was forced to explain to our countrymen
04:15what that communication from the ICC prosecutor means.
04:21The prosecutor is asking for assistance from the Philippine government
04:26to facilitate the interview of the prosecutor with the five persons mentioned in the communication.
04:35The prosecutor needs to do that because before he applies for a warrant of arrest in the pre-trial chamber of the ICC,
04:46he needs to show that he investigated all the facts.
04:51Whether incriminating or exonerating, he needs to show that he did everything
04:58to give all persons concerned a chance to explain their position.
05:06All right. Thank you very much for the time you gave in Balitang Halit.
05:10Thank you very much too, Connie.
05:12That was Solicitor General Secretary Menardo Guevara.
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