Duterte’s Former Spox Harry Roque Spends Christmas Abroad
HARRY ROQUE
– The former presidential spokesman claimed that he still had a “merry” Christmas despite that he is away from his family.
Roque, the former spokesman of ex-President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, is away from the Philippines for a year now. He flew and hid amid a pending arrest order for contempt against him issued by the House of Representatives.
Former presidential spokesman Roque is faced with an alleged involvement in the operations of the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs in the Philippines. He only appeared in public again last March 2025.
Harry Roque appeared to the public amid the transfer of the custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court. His former boss remains detained under the custody of the ICC.
Recently,
Harry Roque spoke about his long stay in abroad saying he did not desire it
. According to him, it is allegedly the only way to exercise his human rights from the alleged intentions of the Marcos Jr. administration against him.
Duterte’s former Spokesman previously claimed that he cannot forgive Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for allegedly causing the distance between him and his family. According to Roque who is a lawyer, he will only return to the country after the presidential term of Marcos Jr. ends.
Recently, Harry Roque claimed that he still had a “merry” Christmas abroad despite being away from his family. Based on a post of Duterte’s former Spokesman, he was able to be with one of his children this Christmas. However, he also misses his other child and his wife.
“Naging masaya naman po ang ating Pasko. Nakasama ko po ang isa kong anak, nami-miss ko ‘yung isa ko pang anak at aking maybahay,”
the former Spokesman stated.
Based on the
post
“Ang aking mensahe ngayong tapos na ang Pasko… Lahat naman po ng pinagdadaanan natin, mayroon din katapusan… Gaya ng Pasko na dumarating at lumilipas, isang taon na naman ang ating [hihintayin], at aabangan natin muli ang susunod na Pasko,”
Duterte’s former Spox said.
Amid being away from the country,
Harry Roque also reacted to the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Cathy Cabral