Former Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque faces the risk of losing his license to practice law following a disbarment case filed against him by former Cabinet Secretary Melvin Matibag in the Supreme Court.
The disbarment case is related to the alleged "polvoron" video of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that Roque posted on his Facebook account, which is being cited as a basis for his case.
Roque refuted this in a recently released video in his official Facebook page on Wednesday, asserting that the video in question did not originate from him.
“Hindi ko pa po alam kung anong sinasabi niya tungkol sa polvoronic video. Lilinawin ko lang po, hindi po galing sa akin ‘yan,” said Roque.
“Yan po ay galing sa puting ahas ni Maharlika,” he added.
Additionally, Roque emphasized that he never claimed the video was evidence of Marcos being a drug addict.
Matibag initially stated that the court has new rules regarding the conduct of lawyers when it comes to social media use, emphasizing that it is inappropriate for Roque to make unverified statements.
In response, Roque argued that he verified the video before posting it on his social media.
“Bago po naman ‘yan isinapubliko, nag due diligence po ako. Gumamit po ako ng computer app, ‘ yung deepfake at pinakita ko pa nga sa New York ‘yan. Inupload ko ‘yung raw video na nanggaling kay Maharlika at lumabas doon na hindi po siya AI,” Roque mentioned.
In addition to the disbarment case, Roque is regarded as a fugitive due to a warrant of arrest issued by the House quad-committee for failing to submit required documents regarding his assets, which could aid in the committee's investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Porac, Pampanga.
In the same video, Roque proudly taunted the police searching for him and happily shared his strategy for evading detection while uploading his videos to Facebook.
Meanwhile, in a Facebook post yesterday, Roque stated that the disbarment case filed against him for his social media post regarding the polvoron video is a 'desperate act of attention.'
