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Bato has no reason to seek US help – Palace
Malacañang asserted that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has no basis to seek US assistance in freezing the assets of the owner of the aircraft that flew former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Netherlands.
Dela Rosa had suggested that the US government should be informed of the inquiry's findings regarding Duterte's arrest.
He argued that the aircraft owner falls under the scope of US President Donald Trump's executive order sanctioning individuals facilitating the International Criminal Court (ICC).
However, Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro countered that the executive order cited by Dela Rosa does not extend to interfering with decisions made by US allies.
Castro affirmed that the US administration respects the Philippines' decision-making power and sovereign prerogatives.
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