House Secretary General Speaks on Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte amid Many Issues in PH
PAOLO DUTERTE – The Davao Congressman seeks for a travel clearance to visit 17 countries abroad as per House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil.
Davao Cong. Duterte is one of the vocal government officials with regards to the supposed massive flood control corruption in the Philippines. He recently urged the Independent Commission for Infrastructure or ICI to investigate President Bongbong Marcos, his family, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The call of Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte to the ICC came amid his refusal to attend the ICI flood control investigation. The son of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte stressed that the ICI was created under an executive order and, citing the separation of powers, it allegedly has no power and jurisdiction over him.
Duterte also claimed that the independent commission which was formed under the order of Pres.Bongbong Marcos is allegedly the Chief Executive’s alleged “tool” to destroy the name of his sister, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, their father, and the “good name” of their family. He claimed that he is not backing off but he is against being part of an alleged “show”.
Recently, amid the ongoing flood control investigation in the Philippines, House Secretary Gen. Cheloy Garafil confirmed that Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte is seeking for a travel clearance from House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy. The Congressman wants to visit 17 countries abroad in two (2) weeks.
Based on a post of News5 on social media, Cong. Duterte plans to travel from December 15, 2025 to February 20, 2026. One of the countries that he’s set to visit is The Netherlands where his father is currently detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Here are some of the countries that Duterte reportedly plans to visit in his pursuit to seek for a travel clearance from the Office of the House Speaker:
- Hong Kong
- China
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- South Korea
- Japan
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- Italy
- Singapore
Based on the post, in his letter to House Speaker Bojie Dy, Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte claimed that his travel will use personal funds. The House Chief has yet to respond to his request for a travel clearance.
“Rest assured that the expenses that will be incurred from this trip are from my personal funds alone,” Duterte said.
It is still unclear if all the Duterte siblings will be in The Hague, Netherlands on the Christmas holidays. Their father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, wishes to spend Christmas with his family but the ICC may not allow visits as per his lawyer.