QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is not giving any legal advice to his son, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his son-in-law Atty. Manases Carpio, husband of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Duterte said that his only advice to his son and son-in-law is that they should appear before the Senate, if they are not hiding anything.
The two are set to be at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday, September 7.
“I would leave it to the lawyers. Because if I give an expectation, media will begin to speculate – ganoon ‘yan eh. We have to be very careful. He has his own lawyer. He’s about 38, 37 years old. He’s old enough to know, and he can take care of his problem. I do not speculate, I do not give him advice, I just said ‘Eh kung wala ka talagang kasalanan, ba’t hindi ka pumunta doon,’ the President said.