President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday distanced himself from the Senate majority's decision to oust Sen. Leila de Lima as chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Speaking to reporters in Davao City, the President said he would stay out of events unfolding in Congress.

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