The House quad committee holds its 11th hearing into controversies that plagued the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, November 13.

Bookmark here for the livestream of the first House hearing attended by former president Duterte: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/video-duterte-faces-house-quad-committee-drug-war-hearing-november-13-2024/

Congressman Abante already lashing out at Duterte minutes into today's House quad committee hearing, directly calling him out for the thousands of drug war deaths. Perhaps an early indication that the ex-president won't be getting the same soft treatment he got in the Senate.

Strong words from Abante. "We are not here to give you obedience. We are not here to submit to you. We are here as equal members of this House."

We have a new livestream directly from the House of Representatives, watch it on Rappler: https://www.youtube.com/live/UuWdW1MXpR8

In his opening remarks at a quad committee hearing on Wednesday, November 13, House human rights committee chair Benny Abante warns former president Rodrigo Duterte against saying "vulgar words" and cursing at House lawmakers. He stressed that lawmakers will be "respectful but not deferential" to him.

Rep. Arlene Brosas asks for confirmation if ex-president Duterte's drug policy can be called "Davao model."
Duterte: I can't control semantics.
Brosas: Yes or no. Duterte:
Don't ask me to answer yes or no. You're not an investigator!
Brosas: We are in an investigation.

@here Dutertes in Congress

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Finally?

Meanwhile, in Bataan, 12 employees from Central One Bataan share their testimonies from the October 31 raid during a joint meeting led by Governor Joet Garcia with the Peace and Order Council, Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council, and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict at the Tourism Pavilion in Bataan on Wednesday, November 13. | via @Joann Manabat/Rappler

Chair Benny, nicely said.

The Iloilo Science and Technology University in Iloilo City suspends its classes on Friday, November 15, due to a reported bomb threat.

The bomb threat was made through a now-deleted comment on one of the university's public information office Facebook page posts.

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Despite the onslaught of tropical cyclones Marce, Nika, and Ofel, fuel supply is sufficient in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley regions and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the government assured on Friday.

RELATED: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/cagayan-grapples-flooding-after-series-storms-typhoons/

@here House probe into VP Sara Duterte's alleged misuse of funds resumes. Duterte's chief of staff Zuleika Lopez is present after the House cited her, and 6 others, in contempt for skipping previous hearings.

@here BREAKING. A House panel holds OVP chief of staff Zuleika Lopez in contempt and orders her detention for five days, or until November 25. The motion, made by Rep France Castro, cites Lopez's "undue interference in proceedings" following her letter to COA blocking the release of the confidential funds report to House lawmakers.

Statement from the OVP re House detention of VP Sara Duterte's chief of staff.