Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte Seeks Travel Clearance from House
PAOLO DUTERTE – The Davao Congressman assured that the fund for his trips to 17 countries will come from his personal money.
The Philippines is facing a lot of issues now most especially the supposed massive corruption in the government. Several congressmen and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as well as some senators and former senators were tagged in the flood control mess. It triggered the “Trillion Peso March”.
The “Trillion Peso March” was held last September 21 and November 30. The flood control probe is currently led by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure. Amid the issue, the ICI has invited several government officials to its probe.
However, Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte refused to attend the flood control investigation of the ICI. According to him, the commission should allegedly probe President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family as well as former House Speaker Martin Romualdez instead.
Duterte claimed that the ICI was formed under an executive order. He emphasized the separation of powers which allegedly shows that the commission has no power and jurisdiction over him.
Amid the flood control investigation in the Philippines, Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte asked for a travel clearance from House of Representatives Speaker Bojie Dy. Based on a post of News5 on social media, he intends to travel to 17 countries which inclue the following:
- Hong Kong
- China
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- South Korea
- Japan
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- Italy
- Singapore
Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte assured that the fund for his trips to 17 countries will come from his own personal money. Based on the post, the Congressman plans to go abroad from December 15, 2025 to February 20, 2026.
“Rest assured that the expenses that will be incurred from this trip are from my personal funds alone,” he said.
House Speaker Bojie Dy has yet to respond to the request of Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte. It was not stated if he intends to visit his father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, during his visit to The Netherlands. The International Criminal Court or ICC recently junked the interim release plea of former Pres. Duterte.