At least twice during a Senate probe on the arrest and subsequent transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court, Vice President Sara Duterte tried to quiz the military — at least twice — on why it did nothing to stop Philippine law enforcement.
But as quickly as she brought it up, whatever point she was trying to make was quickly downplayed by a man who once offered to be her 2022 running mate.
After all, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who had supervision of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), had earlier told the panel: “Our sole mandate is to give support to the Philippine National Police when it is asked for. And therefore, such ends our jurisdiction.”
VP Duterte hits AFP ‘silence’ in dad’s arrest. Gibo replies, not our job.