By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr.
QUEZON CITY — Bisaya Gyud (BG) Partylist Chairman Greco Belgica, first Nominee of BG for the Partylist election on May 12, on Tuesday (March 11) slammed the concealment of the warrant of arrest allegedly issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
Duterte is facing charges for crimes against humanity before the ICC for the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration’s “war on drugs” that purportedly claimed the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.
Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation Group Chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III served the arrest warrant on Duterte upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday morning.
In an interview, Belgica noted that there was no confirmation about such arrest warrant from the ICC until it was disclosed on Tuesday morning or upon the arrival of Duterte from Hong Kong for the campaign sortie of the senatorial candidates of the PDP-Laban.
Belgica, former Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, said that former President Duterte himself did not kill the alleged victims of the “war on drugs”.
He stressed that they will be holding a series of meetings and will be studying on their other legal options with the arrest of the former President.
Belgica pointed out that he will intensify their campaign against corruption, red tape, and illegal drugs.
Likewise, Belgica scored the Congress for its Resolution No. 10 that provides for “pork barrel” to the Congressmen, which for him, was “unconstitutional” and the Congressmen should be held accountable for such pork barrel.
On the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Belgica said that it should not be done very fast, but it should undergo the legal process as enshrined in the 1987 Constitution.
Belgica is the son of Bishop Butch Belgica. His grandfather hails from the Visayas, who migrated to Manila and became a brilliant real estate developer.
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