Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa says former president Rodrigo Duterte used figure of speech when he threatened to kill ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, whom the former baselessly accused as one of the communists in Congress.
Dela Rosa’s statement runs counter to Duterte’s past pronouncements about his apparent “kill, kill, kill” policy involving alleged communists and drug suspects.
In a phone interview with Senate reporters on Oct. 13, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa belied allegations that former president Rodrigo Duterte was threatening ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, whom Duterte baselessly accused as a “communist” in Congress that “he wanted to kill.”
Dela Rosa’s explanation of Duterte’s statement runs counter to past pronouncements of the former president. Watch this:
Receive fresh perspectives and explainers in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday.
