Former Iloilo City mayor testifies before House Quad Committee

The Manila Times

Former Iloilo City mayor testifies before House Quad Committee  Former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog tells media after his appearance at the House of Representatives' Committee hearing on Sept. 19, 2024 that he is 'thankful' to be given the chance to tell his story and it will be 'God's plan' if he decides to run in the 2025 elections. Mabilog was tagged a narcopolitician by former president Rodrigo Duterte.  Video by Red Mendoza  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #iloilo #patrickmabilog #duterte

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00:00I just would like to thank the QATCOM committee for giving me the opportunity to be able to tell my own story and to tell the truth.

00:12And I hope that this will give me better peace of mind, especially for my immediate family, my wife and my kids.

00:27So, I hope that this is an opportunity for me to be able to live normally as an ordinary person.

00:43Mayor, do you have a message to former President Duterte?

00:49It's just like, because of the program, it's good.

01:00However, I hope that next time.

01:05It was very clear that before, when my name was mentioned, I was not in the list.

01:14So, this has really destroyed my life.

01:22So, anyway, I really have to live for me to be able to tell my story.

01:32And I forgive everybody who has wronged me for being a Christian.

01:41And I just want to move on with my life as normal as I could.

01:45So, Mayor, are you not filing a criminal complaint against President Duterte?

01:49Personally, I just want to go back to my normal life.

01:58But this, I have to discuss with the prodding of Congressmen in the hearing that maybe we should file cases.

02:09I have to discuss it with my legal team.

02:13But personally, I really have to move on as soon as possible.

02:17Mayor, a question from our Iloilo correspondent.

02:21Since you mentioned that you want to go back to your normal life,

02:24does this mean that you're going to go back to politics?

02:27Are you going to run for Iloilo Mayor?

02:29Or do you have any plans for 2025?

02:33After what happened to me, I planned.

02:37Before this thing happened to me, I was very known as a planner.

02:45I always planned everything in my life, including my life.

02:50One realization is that it's not me who should plan my life.

02:56It's God.

02:58So now, I totally surrender my plans, myself, to God.

03:05And whatever He plans, I will just have to follow.

03:08So right now, I have no, I have not even thought about it.

03:14But again, I couldn't say no because if God plans it, I will obey and I will follow.

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