By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Perceived by many as a brave and tough guy, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has picked two female lawyers to represent him on Monday, the first day of the probe of the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office in the grave threats complaint filed against him by ACT Teachers party-List Representative France Castro.
The two female lawyers — from the law firm of former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea — claimed that their client FPRRD did not receive the subpoena and Castro’s complaint.
“Ngayon tinanggap ng dalawang counsel yung complaint-affidavit ko tsaka yung supplemental complaint-affidavit ko for today, kasama na rin yung pagsa-submit nila ng entry of appearance,” the lawmaker said.
Duterte’s counsels also did not face the media for an interview.
The ACT Teachers party-list Representative filed a supplement complaint affidavit alleging that Duterte again threatened her life on his TV program “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” which aired on SMNI on November 16.
“Do not think, France na you have already—na may armor ka na dahil congresswoman ka, member ka ng Congress, na hindi ka na—na you are no longer—na hindi ka na vulnerable sa galit ng—karami namatay dyan na…pati pulis dahil sa inyo,” the feisty ex-president was quoted as saying.
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