Marcos disagrees with Imee's findings on Rody's arrest

President Marcos has rejected the findings of a Senate report led by his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, which claimed that the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte was politically motivated and intended to undermine him and Vice President Sara Duterte.

- By ALEXIS ROMERO

"Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I disagree," the President told reporters after the graduation of the Philippine National Police Academy "Sinaglawin" Class of 2025 in Silang, Cavite.

He maintained that the arrest was neither a political attack nor a breach of Philippine sovereignty.

"We followed every single necessary procedure — the very good basis on which to serve that warrant and to read him his rights... So I'm confident that in further examination, you will find that it is proper and correct," he told reporters during a late-night press conference at Malacañang.

Marcos emphasized that the complaints against Duterte were filed in 2017, long before he assumed office.

"I don't see how that can be political persecution on my part because... it was initiated before I even came into the picture... I was still a civilian then," he said.