MANILA (UPDATE) — Former President Rodrigo Duterte will go to the House of Representatives to question the change in the schedule of their investigation on his administration’s war on drugs.

According to Atty. Salvador Panelo, Duterte will “confront” the members of the House Quad Committee about the cancellation of the investigation.

Panelo added Duterte will ask the committee to schedule a “marathon hearing of ten days”.

In a press conference, the House Quad Committee clarified that the decision to cancel the November 13 session came before Duterte signaled intent to attend the hearings.

In a separate statement, the House Quad Comm said Duterte’s willingess to attend the probe was “just propaganda”, since the decision was already made before the vloggers claimed on social media that Duterte would attend the inquiry.

“Talagang propaganda lang ginagawa nila, lalong-lalo na pag sinasabi nilang pag-attend sa committee hearing ng Quad Comm, talagang nabubudul-budul ang ating mga mamamayan regarding sa kung ano ang kanilang sinasabing statement,” House Assistant Majority Leader Jay Khonghun said.

According to Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, Duterte’s lawyer Martin Delgra lll at 10:53 Monday night. The later acknowledge receipt of the notice at 7:14 a.m. Tuesday.

Barbers also said Duterte’s camp should have formally communicated Duterte’s supposed acceptance of the committee’s invitation to Wednesday’s hearing before it was cancelled.

Barber’s also denied claims that the Quad Comm “chickened out” by postponing its hearing.

“Wala pong naduduwag dito. Ganito ho, para ho malinaw, sa Nov. 21 meron kaming hearing. Yan ho, punta ho tayo dito. Pagkatapos ng 21, let us know kung kailan kayo pwede because we will schedule another Quad Comm hearing on the date convenient for you, on the date na gusto niyo, para mailatag natin ng maayos ang ating invitation,” he said.

Rep. Dan Fernandez likewise reiterated that an invited resource person has to officially inform the panel of its acceptance of the invitation.

“Huwag po sa social media…kasi ‘pag social media, you can always deny it. Pwede kang hindi pumunta tapos sabihin eh hindi naman formal yan. But of course kapag ginawa po nating official ang lahat, then resibo po yan. So I hope prior to Nov. 21 hearing, somebody or the lawyer of the former President will write the committee for his attendance,” he said.