{"id":2044705,"date":"2025-03-18T02:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=2044705"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:45:53","slug":"vp-not-part-of-dutertes-legal-team-roque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2044705\/vp-not-part-of-dutertes-legal-team-roque","title":{"rendered":"VP not part of Duterte\u2019s legal team \u2013 Roque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Vice President Sara Duterte will not be part of former President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s legal team, according to former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference on Monday, Roque clarified that the Vice President only seeks to be listed as legal counsel to the former president, not to represent her father before the International Criminal Court (ICC), but only so that she becomes closer to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKung mag-a-apply si VP Sara, it\u2019s only because she needs access to the [former] president and as a family member, mukhang every visit requires communication with the detention facility,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>(If VP Sara applies, it&#8217;s only because she needs access to the [former] president and as a family member, it seems that every visit requires communication with the detention facility.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VP not part of Duterte\u2019s legal team | INQToday\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5D4E62hMG5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnation.inquirer.net\/268350\/pnp-reiterates-commitment-to-help-interpol-implement-icc-arrest-orders\">PNP reiterates commitment to help Interpol implement ICC arrest orders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a separate video explainer also posted on her Facebook page on Monday, Roque stressed that the vice president will not serve as her father\u2019s lawyer before the international tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHindi po magiging abogado ng presidente si VP Sara dahil po sa Saligang-Batas natin ay mayroong pagbabawal sa pag practice ng probisyon. Ang kanyang karapatan pong bumisita ay bilang anak,\u201d said Roque.<\/p>\n<p>(VP Sara will not be the [former] president\u2019s lawyer because our Constitution prohibits her from practicing law. Her right to visit is as his child.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUulitin ko po, hindi siya papasok bilang abogado,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>(I repeat, she will not enter as a lawyer.)<\/p>\n<p>Duterte was arrested on March 11 by the power of an arrest warrant issued by the ICC.<\/p>\n<p>The warrant was based on the grounds of crimes against humanity he allegedly committed during his administration when he waged war against illegal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>President Marcos, for his part, earlier brushed off claims that Duterte\u2019s arrest was a political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>According to the president, the government only complied with Interpol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Vice President Sara Duterte will not be part of former President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s legal team, according to former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. 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