By Junex Doronio
MANILA — House QuadComm co-chair and Manila Representative Benny Abante on Wednesday (16 Oct 2024) laughed off Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s pronouncement that he will launch a motu proprio investigation into the previous administration’s “war on drugs” with former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as one of their resource persons.
Abante, House human rights panel chairperson, expressed doubt on Dela Rosa’s fairness in conducting the investigation.
“Hindi [siya] magiging fair. He became the [chief] of the Philippine National Police during the time of the former president. So, I would think that he would be more biased than actually balanced in that hearing,” he said in a press conference.
Abante also cast doubts if majority of the senators will support Dela Rosa’s initiative.
“I really do not know if most of the senators would agree to it. That’s just a word of one senator. We still have to wait until that time,” the Manila solon stated.
He reiterated that the QuadComm will also invite Duterte to face the drug war deaths probe as the need arises.
“Definitely, we’re going to invite the former President. I [just] don’t know when. For me, if we’re going to invite the former president, we won’t invite too many resource persons so he could, he is able to freely say his piece,” Abante said.
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