• 8 months ago
Members of former president Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet will be summoned to the House of Representatives when the chamber begins its investigation on the "gentleman’s agreement" between Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez in an impromptu press briefing Monday afternoon, April 29 after the plenary session.

READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/29/duterte-cabinet-members-to-be-invited-to-gentleman-s-agreement-probe-but-what-about-the-ex-president

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00:00 Uh yes, uh we have already, you know, um uh discuss this amongst the house leadership
00:07 and with the uh committee chairman involved.
00:09 So uh we'll try to uh ferret out the truth.
00:14 Uh as the our president said he was horrified uh so are we.
00:42 So legally speaking if you ask me as a lawyer that has no force in effect.
00:50 However, it has created this row.
00:53 So we have to ferret out the truth.
01:03 When there are international agreements they have to be documented and they've been to
01:07 be known in the public.
01:08 So we want to ferret out the truth.
01:25 So
01:26 we can start off with the past officials.
01:37 So, um, um, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
01:55 So, um, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
02:09 So, um, uh, uh, uh, uh.

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