Duterte to Cabinet: Face Senate only as I tell you

By Currie Cator

Sep 15, 2021 12:11 am

In his series of attacks against senators, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night directed members of his Cabinet to secure his clearance first before attending Senate investigations.

'This time, I will require every Cabinet member to clear with me any invitation, and if I think walang silbi (it's useless) except to be harassed, to be berated in front of [the] public, eh, hintuin ko na 'yan at pagbawalan ko na (then I will stop them from going),' Duterte said.

President Rodrigo Duterte

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