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[Rear View] At the Quad Comm hearing, Duterte tries to kill time
House quad-committee chairmen warned former president Rodrigo Duterte against using expletives during a hearing.
Co-chairman Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. had cautioned Duterte against uttering vulgar words, stating that any expletives would be met with a point of order and citing the law on 'disturbance of proceedings'.
Duterte underwent a 13-hour hearing with the quad-comm, which was longer than his eight-hour Senate hearing.
Compared to his previous testimony before senators, Duterte used significantly fewer expletives during the House hearing, with only a few instances of 'g*g*' and 'PI' that were promptly stricken from the record.
Overall quad-comm chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers praised Duterte for cooperating and observing proper decorum, noting that while a few expletives slipped through, the hearing was generally calm and orderly, and significant information was obtained.
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