MANILA, Philippines — Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Romulo Valles on Saturday said the sedition case filed against some bishops is “beyond belief.”“I am very saddened by this news and am greatly disturbed by this development,” the Archbishop of Davao said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTHis reaction comes after the Philippine National Police-Criminal and Detection Investigation Group (PNP-CIDG) filed sedition charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and 35 other individuals after being tagged in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos. Included in the sedition complaint are Caloocan Bishop and CBCP Vice President Pablo Virgilio David, former CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, retired Novaliches Archbishop Teodoro Bacani Jr. and Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco. READ: Sedition case filed vs Robredo, 35 others over ‘Bikoy’ videos“That they are accused of sedition and other criminal complaints is for me beyond belief,” Valles said. “I pray that they may remain calm and confident that in the end, they will be found innocent,” Valles said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2019 04:30 UTC