INQToday: Roque confident of getting Netherlands asylum; Palace says come home, face accusations
Harry Roque confident of getting Netherlands asylum
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday that the “empty” complaint filed against him is proof of persecution that will strengthen the grounds for the granting of his asylum in The Netherlands.
Roque referred to the supplemental complaint affidavit filed before the Department of Justice in October last year over his alleged involvement in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) activities.
Palace to Harry Roque: Come home and face accusations
It would be better for former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to just come home, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a press conference on Friday.
“Since he’s no longer part of the legal team of former President Duterte,” Castro said in Filipino. “Wasn’t that the reason why he didn’t come home? It would be better for him to come home first and prove that he has done nothing wrong.”
Palace has ‘no information’ on Rodrigo Duterte seeking China asylum
Malacañang Palace has no information on the alleged request of former President Rodrigo Duterte to be granted asylum in China, Presidential Communications Officer (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Friday.
“We received no such information. That’s not part of the info that the Palace has been getting,” Castro said in Filipino in a press conference.
Vlogger says EJKs a hoax, but fails to present documentary evidence
A vlogger claimed that extrajudicial killings (EJKs) related to the drug war are a hoax, but lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ quad committee questioned her for not providing any documentary evidence to back it up.
At the hearing of the House tri-committee on Friday, vlogger MJ Quiambao Reyes was quizzed by Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. about her allegations that EJKs are not true — which she said were based on claims of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters that a woman lied about her son dying during the drug war.
Manibela begins nationwide transport strike
Transport group Manibela began its transport strike on Friday (March 21), earlier than the announced schedule.
The group on Wednesday previously announced that it would hold a strike from March 24 (Monday) to March 26 (Wednesday).
