(He is not condoning their actions, but he is just providing context to their actions, that they were forced to desperation. So that's that. In other words, he [Duterte] understands what they're doing but they still have to answer for their actions.)



He explained that Duterte just "provided the context" to the Abu Sayyaf's activities and motives.



"'Yung kanilang pinaggagawa ay may pinanggagalingan, may pinanggagalingan po….I believe that was the context of the statement. ‘Yun po. May pinanggagalingan sila, hindi lang sila basta crime in the sense of just ordinary bandits pero meron silang pinanggagalingan, meron silang motive, kaya lang po they still have to be answerable for their actions," Abella said.