00:00 The court's decision to grant bail to former Senator Laila Delima
00:03 received mixed reactions.
00:06 Senator Bato de la Rosa,
00:07 a former ally of former President Duterte,
00:10 wondered why the case seemed to be weak
00:13 after Duterte's term.
00:15 The former president has yet to react to the court's decision.
00:18 Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said
00:22 that the government can still appeal
00:24 for the granting of bail to Delima.
00:26 Meanwhile, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla
00:30 said that the court's decision to grant bail
00:31 to former President Duterte is a proof of democracy in the country.
00:34 In a tweet, US Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson said
00:37 that they are continuing to monitor Delima's case
00:40 until it is resolved.
00:42 European Union Ambassador Luke Veron said
00:45 that it is a "messy step"
00:47 for the rule of law in the Philippines
00:49 to grant bail to Delima,
00:52 a European Union member
00:53 who was called to the European Union for the release of the former senator.
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