Paolo Duterte stays silent over threat, injuries raps filed against him
FILE PHOTO: Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of City Government of Davao
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte has remained silent over the complaint for grave threats and physical injuries filed against him.
In a video statement sent by Duterte’s congressional staff to the media on Saturday, Duterte said that his camp is still identifying where the video of the incident where he was allegedly harassing an individual originated.
“Parang nauna mag file dyan, ewan kung CIDG [Criminal Investigation and Detection Group]. Nauna mag file sa CIDG at ang testimony, ang affidavit sa social media bago sa piskal. So hindi ako makapag bigay ng statement dyan, kasi wala pa kaming nakukuha na dokyumento na sinampahan ako ng kaso,” Duterte said in Filipino, as translated by his staff.
(The first to file, I am not sure if it’s CIDG. The CIDG filed first and the testimony, and affidavit, in social media before the fiscal. So I can’t give a statement on that, because we still don’t have a copy of the case filed against me.)
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The Department of Justice on Friday said that Duterte is facing a complaint filed by a certain Kristone John Patria from Davao for an incident that happened on February 23, 2025 in a bar along Bo. Obrero in Davao City.
Patria said that he did not immediately take action against the alleged assault since Duterte came from an influential family in Davao City.
Meanwhile, Duterte told his constituents that it is up to them who they will vote for the representative of the 1st District of Davao City. The oldest son of former President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking re-election for the May 2025 elections.
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“Sa mga kapatid kong Davaoeño, ngayon may napanood na naman kayong video. Matagal na po ito nangyari. Pero sige lang, desisyon niyo pa rin kung sino ang iboboto niyo bilang 1st District Congressman. Hindi ako mangingialam. Sinabihan din ako ng abogado,” Duterte noted.
(For my fellow Davaoeño, you have watched a video again. It happened a long time ago. But it is your decision on who you will vote for as the 1st District Congressman. I will not intervene. My lawyer also advised me.)
Duterte was previously given travel clearance for his trip to multiple countries including the Netherlands, China, Japan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and some Asean member-states. The clearance covers his travels from March 20, 2025 to May 10, 2025.
The former president is currently detained at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the Netherlands for crimes against humanity allegedly committed under his administration’s war on drugs.
