HOUSE Committee on Human Rights chairman Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said it would be up to former President Duterte and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa to attend the House inquiry into bloody anti-drug war under the previous administration.
During Wednesday’s hearing, House Committee on Human Rights chairman Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said Duterte and dela Rosa would again be informed on the next inquiry.
“What I can promise…is that we will be informing again Senator dela Rosa on the next hearing, and if he would like to attend, sabihin na natin do’n na if you would like to come, you are welcome,” Abante said in response to Rep. Raoul Manuel’s proposal to invite Duterte and dela Rosa.
“We are also going to inform, para sa ikagagalak ni Congressman Manuel, we’re going to inform the former President on this hearing. Okay? ‘Pag na-inform siya, eh nasa kanya na ‘yon kung pupunta siya o hindi,” he added.
Abante assured the former president and the senator that they will be accorded full respect during the inquiry.
Manuel proposed to invite Duterte and dela Rosa since there are questions about the anti-drug war that only both of them could answer. (PNA)
