Absence of Marcos officials in Senate probe on Duterte arrest defended
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Friday defends Malacañang's decision not to participate in Senate's probe on the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking to reporters in Malacañang on April 3, 2025, Bersamin insisted that some of the topics mentioned in reelectionist senator Imee Marcos' invitations were covered by executive privilege.
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00:00When we learned about the topics, the invitation of Senator Aimee was quite specific about the topics.
00:10So we had a look at this invitation and we determined that there were many probable or likely topics covered by those matters that would come under executive privilege.
00:29So it was best to get ahead with a letter to the Senator and to the Senate President so that they would be formally informed.
00:40In that hearing, our cabinet secretaries and other executive officers would not be forced to respond to questions concerning those matters.
