ACT Teacher Party-list representative France Castro files complaint against ex-President Duterte
RODRIGO DUTERTE CASE – ACT-Teachers party-list representative France Castro has taken legal action by lodging a formal complaint with the Quezon City Prosecutors Office against the former president.
The complaint centers on an allegation of Grave Threat under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code and Section 6 of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, stemming from statements made by Duterte during an appearance on a television program at Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).
During this appearance, Duterte discussed the confidential fund of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte. He explained that the intelligence fund was intended to shape public opinion and address the long-standing insurgency issue in the country.
He also highlighted the importance of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in preparing for potential conflict. However, he made a statement directed at France Castro, referring to her as a communist he wanted to eliminate. Duterte even mentioned trying to persuade his daughter, Sara, to convey this message but she declined, expressing concerns about potential harassment against the Philippine Military Training institutions (PMTs).
“I told Inday (Sara) to be direct, tell them that the intelligence fund is meant to prepare the minds of the Filipinos, to address the insurgency that is taking a long time to end. And the ROTC so that we are prepared for war, especially in this situation, if we do not have soldiers, then we will have the youth who can take care of their respective barangays,” Duterte said as per Inquirer.net.
He added: “But your first target there, using your intelligence funds, is you, France, you communists who I want to kill. I asked her to tell them that, but she refused, saying, ‘You know Pa, if I did that, they might harass the PMTs (Philippine Military Training Institutions).’”
