Ex-President Duterte faces raps after threatening Sara critic
Former President Rodrigo Duterte may be facing his first criminal complaint in the country after leaving Malacañang as Makabayan lawmakers are likely to file charges for his alleged death threat against ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas on Thursday condemned the recent remarks by the former chief executive and reminded him that he no longer enjoys immunity from lawsuits. Duterte is under investigation by the International Criminal Court for allegedly committing crimes against humanity in his drug war. “Threatening the lives of elected representatives is a blatant violation and a dangerous attack on the rights of individuals who are merely pushing for transparency and accountability in government spending,” Brosas said in a statement, referring to the controversial confidential fund request by his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte. Castro, who is mourning over the death of her father, did not issue any statement. Brosas disclosed that the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives was “looking into possible legal actions” against the 78-year-old former president. Lawyer Kristina Conti of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers said Duterte may be charged with making “direct and grave threats” against Castro. The offense is penalized by imprisonment of up to six months plus a maximum fine of P100,000. In an interview on Tuesday with his spiritual adviser Apollo Quiboloy on SMNI television network, Duterte spoke about the secret funds sought by his daughter. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is asking for P500 million and the Department of Education (DepEd), which she heads, wants P150 million in confidential funds for 2024, the same amounts she got for this year. She received P125 million in secret funds in her first months as Vice President, spending all of that money in just 11 days in December 2022. The former president said he told his daughter to be “frank” about where she would use the money. “Sabi ko kay Inday (Sara Duterte), diretsuhin mo na. Itong intelligence funds na ito is to prepare the minds of the Filipinos itong insurgency na hindi matapos-tapos and the ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps), para preparado tayo kung magka-giyera (I told Inday to be frank about the intelligence funds. These intelligence funds are to prepare the minds of the Filipinos on this unending insurgency and the ROTC, so we can be prepared in case of a war),” Duterte told Quiboloy, a staunch supporter of his administration and
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