End of statement. Thank you very much.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: No, there was none. There was no categorical statement, there was no endorsement. He simply said, follow your own laws.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: We are not privy to those matters.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: We are not privy to that. They will now proceed with their own laws.

Q: Sir, nakausap na ni President Duterte ‘yung pamilya Veloso?

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: We are not privy to those matters.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: Wala po siyang sinasabi… Just basically, this is all in reference to the question and to the statement that he was supposedly, that he supposedly made. So basically that’s it. He said, follow your own laws.

Q: It’s possible sir that he’s being… he’s misinterpreted in what he said?

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: I am not making any interpretations.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: We do not have any message for the family right now. So… But basically it was a clarification of the statement being attributed to the President.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: I’m not privy to those matters.

Q: … to the effort of clarifying the statement, does this mean that he believes he was misquoted? Or misinterpreted?

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: He doesn’t believe anything of that sort. He simply was clarifying what he said.

Q: Was the President surprised the Indonesian press is quoting President Duterte as saying that he give the go-signal for–?

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: I don’t know if he was surprised. But he certainly have a very quick answer.

Q: [off mic]

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ABELLA: The President is simply stating what he actually said. Thank you very much.