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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte checks the phone of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Thanksgiving Night at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on June 24, 2019. Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo

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Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7yoT1XvNFZM?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Vice President Sara Duterte said Filipinos should &quot;move forward&quot; as a nation after the arrest of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>The younger Duterte said this when asked about National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano who allegedly took part in a &#x27;grand conspiracy&#x27; for her father&#x27;s arrest.</p><div><a href="http://&#x27;https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/20/palace-wants-balanced-senate-hearing-on-duterte-arrest-1754"><strong>Palace wants ‘balanced’ Senate hearing on Duterte arrest</strong></a></div><p>Año, a Cabinet member of the older Duterte during his term, denied the allegations during a Senate hearing earlier today.</p><p>“Sa totoo lang wala talaga akong nararamdaman. Hindi ako galit, hindi ako disappointed. Nothing at all. Kasi pointless naman na mag-harbor ako ng feelings about what happened. Hindi na siya maibabalik. Hindi na mababalik si Pangulong Duterte sa Pilipinas,&quot; the vice president in a virtual presser while in The Hague, the Netherlands Thursday, March 20.</p><p>“So what we should do as a country is move on from what happened. What will we do as our ways forward as a country and as a people from what happened. Magalit man tayo, walang mapupuntahan ‘yung galit natin dahil hindi naman ‘yan sila pananagutin ng pamahalaan eh.&quot;</p><p>She believes Filipinos should decide what direction to take as a nation, especially with the upcoming elections. </p><p>&quot;Ang daming tanong budget sa ngayon. Public funds is expended in a constitutionally infirmed. Ano bang gagawin ng bansa? Ituloy natin ang demand natin for transparency, accountability, peace and security para sa ating bayan,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="http://Beyond legal issues, Filipinos want accountability from Duterte: House leaders"><strong>Beyond legal issues, Filipinos want accountability from Duterte: House leaders</strong></a></div><p>The vice president also addressed the supposed &quot;traitor&quot; among the Duterte camp. </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko matawag siguro na traitor pero sigurado ako sa dami ng tao doon sa kwarto na &#x27;yun ay meron talagang nagsasabi kung ano &#x27;yung pinag-uusapan doon sa loob. Kung kanino nila sinasabi, hindi ko alam, pero kung sino ba ang nagsabi na may traitor, so malamang kung may nagsabi na may traitor doon sa loob, malamang siya &#x27;yung kausap,&quot; she stated.</p><p>The Duterte patriarch was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court last March 11 after returning home from a trip from Hong Kong. </p><p>The ICC warrant for his arrest said that as president, the 79-year-old Duterte created, funded and armed death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.</p><p>He was brought to The Hague in the Netherlands on the same day to face charges of alleged crimes against humanity for his deadly drug war.</p><p>Duterte on March 14 appeared via video link before ICC judges in a hearing branded by the Palace as a &quot;fair trial.&quot; He is set to attend a September 23 hearing to confirm the charges against him.</p>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte wants Filipinos to "move forward" as a nation after the arrest of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte wants Filipinos to "move forward" as a nation after the arrest of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.

'Hindi na siya maibabalik': Sara Duterte wants PH to 'move on' after father's arrest

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'Hindi na siya maibabalik': Sara Duterte wants PH to 'move on' after father's arrest

Harlene Delgado,

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Published March 20, 2025 06:40 PM PHT

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Updated March 21, 2025 10:54 AM PHT

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