President Rodrigo Duterte said he saw no reason to put Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista on trial, saying that “by resigning, he has removed himself” from office.

Duterte made the statement as he confirmed that he had accepted Bautista’s resignation.

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