00:06Malacanang believes that the former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's case will not be affected by his request for political asylum in the Netherlands.
00:17Palace Press Officer and PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro explained that it should be proven first that an individual has a fear of political persecution before giving political asylum.
00:30Malacanang also clarified that there is no visible political persecution against Roque because the evidence against him is clear.
00:39They will be given a warrant for qualified human trafficking by the Department of Justice in Roque and a warrant of arrest for the issue in Pugo.
00:48We should remember that before giving political asylum, it should be proven that an individual has a well-founded fear of political persecution.
00:57We should also remember that the evidence against Paok at the time suddenly appeared in front of Paok without even any effort.
01:07These documents were only seen by Tony Harry Roque in Lucky South 99.
01:14The documents were also seen by his assistant AR de la Serna in Lucky South 99.
01:23Third, there is also a document referring to contract of lease with a certain manager, alleged manager of Lucky South 99.
01:32It also appeared in front of Paok.
01:36So how could there be a political persecution if all the pieces of evidence are overwhelming?
01:43So, we do not see any political persecution. He should face his case here.
01:52In other news, more than 16 million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes were confiscated in North Harbor in Manila.
01:59Contraband was discovered by the inspection team of the Philippine Coast Guard and POC, some undeclared container vans.
02:08Here, 16,000 rims, 900 rims of smuggled cigarettes were found.
02:15The investigation of the POC, NBI and Philippine Tobacco Institute will continue to find the person behind the smuggling.
02:24And that is the news for now.
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02:31I am Naomi Timurcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
