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Escudero: Hontiveros right to remind Duterte not to curse at Senate hearing
Senator Risa Hontiveros has criticized former President Rodrigo Duterte for using profane language during a Senate hearing on the drug war.
Duterte repeatedly used expletives, asserting his position against illegal drugs, particularly when police personnel are implicated.
Senate President Francis Escudero commended Hontiveros for calling out Duterte's profanity, stating the Senate will never tolerate such language during public hearings.
Escudero also dismissed Duterte's defense that he was just telling a story and that cursing in public is not a crime.
Hontiveros had previously called out Duterte for his earlier statement that drug suspects should be killed, deeming it unacceptable, and requested he refrain from cursing within the Senate premises.
Duterte's appearance marked his first attendance in a congressional inquiry into his administration's drug war.
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