Balitanghali: (Part 1) March 13, 2025

GMA Integrated News

-FPRRD, dumating sa The Hague maghahatinggabi kagabi (oras sa Pilipinas)/ FPRRD sa mahabang biyahe: "Okay ako, do not worry"/FPRRD sa pulisya at militar: I will protect you, ako ang mananagot sa lahat/ FPRRD, nai-turnover na sa kustodiya ng ICC; nananatili ngayon sa ICC Detention Center -Ilang tagasuporta at kritiko ni FPRRD, inabangan ang kanyang pagdating sa The Hague Penitentiary Institution -Dating Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, puwedeng bisitahin si FPRRD sa ICC Detention Center -FPRRD, mananatili sa ICC Detention Facility at maghihintay sa schedule ng pre-chamber hearing -ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan sa pagkaaresto kay FPRRD: "An important moment...it means a lot to the victims" -INTERVIEW: ATTY. THEODORE TE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UP COLLEGE OF LAW -Kampo ni FPRRD at CIDG Chief Nicolas Torre III, nagkasagutan bago naisakay sa eroplano ang dating pangulo/Dating Executive Secretary Medialdea, inaresto para sa obstruction of justice   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00After more than a day since his departure from the Philippines,

00:14the former President Rodrigo Duterte is now in The Hague, in the Netherlands.

00:19There, he was investigated by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

00:24It is called the Davao Death Squad and War on Drugs.

00:28This is the first time that the ICC is facing a leader from the Philippines and Asia.

00:35Duterte's message?

00:37He is the one who will answer to what happened during the drug war.

00:41Here is the report.

00:46I am about to land in The Hague.

00:53I came from Dubai.

00:55It's a long flight.

01:01The former President Rodrigo Duterte is now in The Netherlands.

01:04Almost 25 hours have passed since they left the Villamor Air Base on Tuesday night.

01:10For that, he is facing the International Criminal Court

01:13that will investigate and bring him to the crimes against humanity.

01:17At 8 a.m. yesterday in the Philippines,

01:20their airplane made a stopover at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai

01:24in the United Arab Emirates for refueling.

01:27There, the former President talked to his son, Veronica,

01:30based on his post on Instagram.

01:32Sen. Bong Go also showed pictures of Duterte's belongings while in Dubai.

01:37The stopover was supposed to be quick.

01:39It took almost 8 hours before they traveled to the Netherlands again.

01:44Before 4 p.m. in the Philippines,

01:46Sen. Duterte flew to the Netherlands.

01:49In the middle of the long flight, Duterte said,

01:52I'm okay.

01:54Lunar Touring.

01:56While in the airplane,

01:58the former President reiterated that

02:00he is responsible for the events of his administration,

02:03particularly related to the war on drugs.

02:05So this is it.

02:07For all of the, whatever happened in the past,

02:14I was the one who was a threat to our law enforcement and military.

02:26I said, I will protect you,

02:30and I will be responsible for everything.

02:38At 5.54 p.m. or midnight,

02:41the former President boarded the Lulan Airplane at Rotterdam The Hague Airport.

02:46He was then transferred to the ICC.

02:48According to a source,

02:50Duterte's family asked for the Philippines Embassy in the Netherlands

02:53to take care of his arrival,

02:55but the ICC refused because of security issues.

02:58At 2.30 a.m.

03:06The former President was brought to the ICC Detention Center in The Hague.

03:10He was followed by supporters,

03:12as well as critics.

03:14Whatever happens, Duterte will accept it.

03:18This will be a long legal proceedings.

03:27This is my destiny.

03:40Raffy Tima reporting for GMA Integrated News.

03:44We have an update on the situation in The Hague, in the Netherlands,

03:48where former President Rodrigo Duterte was brought.

03:51We will be joined by GMA Integrated News Trainer, Andy Peña Fuerte III.

03:57Andy, good morning to you.

04:02Good afternoon to you in the Philippines, Connie.

04:05It's 4 a.m. here in The Hague.

04:08At exactly 8 p.m. last night,

04:11the Philippine police evacuated the Filipinos

04:13who gathered in front of the gate of The Hague Penitentiary Institution.

04:18Before that,

04:19about 200 of our fellow Filipinos gathered there.

04:23Most of them are supporters of our former President Duterte.

04:27The profile of the Filipinos who went to the penitentiary is different.

04:32Many of them are based here in the Netherlands.

04:37Okay.

04:39Go ahead, Andy.

04:42We also have fellow Filipinos from other countries,

04:45such as Belgium and Germany.

04:48One of our fellow Filipinos is from Japan.

04:51But he said that he was just on vacation here in The Hague,

04:55and he visited a friend.

04:56He said that he was on vacation because of the arrival of former President Duterte here.

05:02But from what we saw,

05:03our fellow Filipinos who were supporters of former President Duterte

05:07gathered peacefully, right?

05:12The gathering was peaceful

05:14because when we arrived in front of the ICC

05:18and also in front of The Hague Penitentiary,

05:23even the Filipinos there told our fellow Filipinos

05:27to behave and not to shout.

05:30And if possible,

05:31to be gentle in expressing their support for former President Duterte.

05:39How is the security outside the penitentiary?

05:42Are people allowed to leave the penitentiary?

05:44Did anyone leave?

05:46Did anyone return?

05:47Are there any plans to return?

05:50At 8 p.m. last night, all the people were allowed to leave.

05:53As of now,

05:55there are no Filipinos there.

05:59And in terms of security,

06:03if we compare the height of the wall in front of the gate,

06:08the height of the wall is almost two floors.

06:11The Hague Penitentiary area is close to the residential area.

06:17So I can say that the security there is tight.

06:22Okay.

06:23But earlier, we also heard that there were people who went there

06:26who were not necessarily supporters of the former President.

06:30They were just critics.

06:32Can you give us more details about that?

06:36You're right.

06:37There were a few Filipinos who were neutral.

06:43We tried to find a critic.

06:45And one of the people we talked to was a 26-year-old Dutch

06:52who had a flag that said,

06:55Catch them all.

06:57According to this Dutch national,

07:01he considered the former President Rodrigo Duterte as a war criminal.

07:05That's why he tried to arrest the former President.

07:10Despite the fact that he had a flag,

07:12he was not arrested.

07:13And he was talked to by supporters of the former President.

07:18Okay.

07:19As confirmed by the OVPO, Office of the Vice President,

07:22VP Sara Duterte has arrived in the Hague.

07:26Do you have any information on whether she will be allowed to enter

07:30so that she can see and talk to her father?

07:33We also received the news that VP Sara Duterte arrived last night

07:39because it was first reported by local media.

07:42But for now, we are still trying to find out the details

07:47so that she can enter the penitentiary.

07:49But if we base it on what happened last night,

07:52only two black SUVs were able to enter the gate of the penitentiary.

07:58It didn't last more than 30 seconds.

08:00So if we base it on that,

08:02the entry will be faster.

08:06All right.

08:07Thank you very much for your update on us.

08:10Thank you very much as well.

08:12That was Jimmy, Integrated News Stringer,

08:14Andy Peña Fuerte III.

08:17Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medaldea

08:19is allowed to visit the former President Rodrigo Duterte

08:22at the ICC Detention Center.

08:25According to the Philippine Embassy,

08:26Medaldea was allowed to visit the Netherlands.

08:29She was given a 15-day visa by the Immigration Authorities of the Netherlands

08:33as a counsel of Duterte.

08:35She was given a 2-day visa by a nurse and an aide of Duterte

08:39so that she can rest before returning to the Philippines.

08:42Duterte's nurse also consulted the nurse of the ICC

08:45regarding the medical conditions of the former President.

08:48The Philippine Embassy also sent winter clothes and care packages

08:52for Duterte and his companions.

08:57Now under the custody of the International Criminal Court,

09:00the former President Rodrigo Duterte

09:02will remain in the ICC Detention Facility

09:05while waiting for the schedule of the Plead Chamber Hearing.

09:09This hearing is for the purpose of his recognition,

09:13to ensure that he understands the case against him,

09:16and to set the date when the hearing of his cases will begin.

09:22According to the ICC,

09:23all detainees are entitled to apply for interim release

09:27while not yet in the trial.

09:30At the end of the confirmation hearing,

09:32it will be decided if additional evidence needs to be passed

09:37or if the detainee is already in the trial.

09:40According to ICC Assistant to Counsel,

09:42Attorney Cristina Conti,

09:44the average period of a hearing lasts up to 8 years.

09:48The arrest warrant of Duterte

09:50was signed by three judges of the ICC

09:53named Rain Alapini Gansu of Benin,

09:57Socorro Flores Liera of Mexico,

10:00and Yulilia Motok of Romania,

10:03who will be the presiding judges in the pre-trial proceedings.

10:09For the International Criminal Court,

10:11the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte

10:15in the case of Crimes Against Humanity is important.

10:21The arrest of the former president of the Philippines,

10:24Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte,

10:28is an important moment.

10:29It means a lot, I think, to victims.

10:31And many say that international law

10:33is not as strong as we want,

10:36and I agree with that.

10:37But as I also repeatedly emphasize,

10:40international law is not as weak

10:42as some may think.

10:45According to ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan,

10:48the warrant of arrest against Duterte was issued

10:51because they believe there are reasonable grounds

10:54that Duterte committed the crime.

10:57From 2011 to 2019,

10:59he served as Vice-Mayor and Mayor of Davao City

11:03and President of the Philippines.

11:05He also served as a member of the Davao Death Squad

11:09when he was Mayor of Davao City.

11:15It's important to underline,

11:17as we now start a new stage of proceedings,

11:21that Mr. Duterte is presumed innocent.

11:25He will make his initial appearance before the court soon.

11:55It's clear and the unmistakable right

11:57for the immediate issuance of TRO.

12:25In this case, the arrest and transfer of him to Hague.

12:30The Supreme Court's ruling here is that

12:33the petitioners did not issue their application for TRO

12:40regarding the need for the Supreme Court to enter.

12:44But what the Supreme Court said here

12:47regarding the petitions,

12:49it's being answered.

12:51So it means that in other aspects of the petition

12:55that are not related to TRO,

12:58the Supreme Court can still see

13:02what the answer of the defendants is.

13:06But realistically,

13:08can TRO really be issued yesterday

13:10and can it be stopped from leaving

13:12by the TRO from the Supreme Court?

13:16Well, that issue is academic, Rafi,

13:19because the Supreme Court has already denied it.

13:21So it means that they were able to discuss it

13:23and what they said,

13:25they have no basis.

13:27But how important is it to discuss this

13:29even if the president is abroad

13:31and he cannot return by virtue of a TRO?

13:33How important is it to determine

13:35and discuss this with the court?

13:39That depends on the Supreme Court's opinion

13:43regarding the petitions that were filed.

13:46As far as I understand,

13:48there are three petitions filed by the Supreme Court.

13:53The two petitions were filed by the sons of Mr. Duterte.

13:59This is for Javier's Corpus.

14:03And the third petition,

14:05I think this is the petition filed by Senator De La Rosa

14:09in her own interest

14:13and in the interest of Mr. Duterte.

14:17And this is where the TRO asked for.

14:22So when the Supreme Court sees this,

14:25based on the answer of the Solicitor General,

14:31that there is an issue that they need to discuss,

14:35the Supreme Court can discuss it.

14:37Because the Supreme Court cannot decide

14:40what they want to do with the three petitions.

14:44What they can say now is,

14:46the Supreme Court is asking the judges

14:49to answer the three petitions.

14:52Maybe what I'm pointing out,

14:53maybe this will be preceded.

14:54If the Supreme Court has discussed this case,

14:57if there is another case like this,

14:59this case can be cited.

15:01In any case, the writ of Javier's Corpus...

15:02We don't know.

15:03We don't know, Rafi.

15:04Let's see.

15:05The writ of Javier's Corpus,

15:06if the Supreme Court issues it,

15:08how will it be?

15:09The former president is in another country.

15:11Will there be a holding?

15:12Will this be enforced?

15:14Again, this is part of the discussion of the Supreme Court.

15:20I don't want to precede the Supreme Court, Rafi.

15:22Now, the three cases are sub judice.

15:24I cannot discuss what they should do.

15:28The Supreme Court can discuss it.

15:31They can discuss the practicalities of issuing a remedy.

15:35The Supreme Court, as we know,

15:37is a practical court.

15:40If it will issue relief,

15:43it will also look at whether the orders issued will help or not.

15:49Of course, they will discuss the practicalities,

15:54what will happen if they issue an order

15:57and whether their order can be implemented.

16:02It can be part of the discussion of the Supreme Court.

16:06If possible, please explain to us

16:08how far the Supreme Court can intervene in the investigation of the ICC.

16:12Can the SC order the ICC?

16:15If they have a decision,

16:17can the ICC enforce and listen to it?

16:20The Supreme Court and the ICC are two different courts.

16:25We know that the ICC was created by the Rome Statute.

16:30If we look at the Supreme Court,

16:34it is the highest court in the Republic of the Philippines.

16:40The ICC is not a court

16:44that is included in the judicial department of the Philippines.

16:50They are separate.

16:51The two courts have no connection.

16:54What can you say to the supporters of the former president

16:58that there is an emerging judicial system here in the Philippines

17:02and the ICC will only enter here if the judicial system is not working.

17:06What can you say to that?

17:08They have been talking about it for a long time.

17:11They can erase it under the Rome Statute.

17:15This is an issue about admissibility rather than jurisdiction.

17:19The long debated Complementarity Principle

17:23can be shown if they want,

17:26that the country has the ability and interest to punish Mr. Duterte

17:34regarding similar offenses.

17:37Again, the lawyers of President Duterte know that this is an issue of admissibility,

17:46not an issue of jurisdiction.

17:49This has not been erased regarding President Duterte himself.

17:56It was erased before by the Solicitor General for the country.

18:03He is questioning in principle.

18:05The ICC ruled and the ICC is saying that the investigation can continue.

18:13Now, because President Duterte was arrested and is now in jail,

18:20this is the first time that President Duterte will deny his argument

18:27because he is already there.

18:29Under the Rome Statute, he has the right to deny his argument

18:34depending on whether the ICC will allow his argument.

18:40Another big issue is the relationship between the ICC and the Interpol.

18:44The warrants were sent to the Interpol, but it came from the ICC.

18:47So, did the government follow the right process when it came to this?

18:53The Interpol has a connection to the ICC because it serves their processes.

19:00They have a relationship.

19:02We have a relationship with the Interpol.

19:05I will just leave it there because I don't think it's a big issue.

19:11It's clear that we have a relationship with the Interpol.

19:16If the Interpol comes in, that's their job.

19:20I will just leave it there.

19:23Thank you very much for the clarification.

19:25When it comes to social media, many will be good when it comes to legalities.

19:30Thank you very much to Atty. Theodore Tenang, UP College of Law

19:33and the former spokesman of the Supreme Court.

19:36Nothing, Raffy. Thank you.

19:40A few moments became tense before former President Duterte left for the Netherlands.

19:46At one point, former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea was arrested.

19:51Here's the news of Ian Cruz.

20:00Do you think you are the President?

20:11Before he flew to the Netherlands, former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested.

20:15The tension in the Villamor Air Base is high.

20:18Police Major General Nicolás Torre, who accompanied the former President,

20:23went to the waiting airplane.

20:25But Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sarah Duterte, is waiting for him.

20:40My daughter will go here.

20:47If I go there, you won't let me in. Make it clear.

20:52Do you understand?

20:55You won't let me in.

20:57Yes, sir. Upon my order, sir.

21:01My lawyer said that my daughter is a woman.

21:05They can visit you at your detention center, sir.

21:09Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea became even more tense

21:14because he was trying to stop Duterte's arrest.

21:18Let me go. Let me go.

21:28You have the right to remain silent.

21:31Everything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.

21:34You have the right for an attorney.

21:36If you cannot afford an attorney, an attorney will be afforded to you.

21:39Do you understand this right?

21:40Yes, sir.

21:41You are under arrest for obstruction of justice, Article 29, sir.

21:44Let's go.

21:45Close up, please.

21:49Medialdea is saying that the former president is too weak for a long trip.

21:54In the end, Duterte agreed but his partner, Hanilette Avancena, and his daughter, Kitty, were not with him.

22:02Can't you talk to my husband for a while?

22:08The former president boarded a Gulfstream 550 private jet.

22:12He was accompanied by Medialdea.

22:14According to another Duterte's lawyer, Attorney Martin Delgra,

22:18the former president was accompanied by a nurse and a personal assistant.

22:23Ian Cruz reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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