Who paid for the charter of the Gulfstream 550 luxury private jet that was used to whisk former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte out of the country last night (Tuesday) en route to The Hague, Netherlands?

Definitely, the International Criminal Court does not indulge in such expensive travel arrangements in ferrying arrested individuals to face trial for alleged crrimes against humanity.

In fact, Atty. Kristina Conti, ICC assistant to counsel, said in an interview that she expected travel arrangements to be made with commercial airlines that fly to Europe to bring former President Duterte to The Hague, Netherlands.

Moreover, the ICC is now operating with tight strings on its budget after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the agency, including funds freeze on its bank accounts in the U.S.

A few months ago, this particular aircraft, with registry number RP-C5219, broke into the social media space after it was reported that it is owned by Ako Bicol party list Zaldy Co, raising questions about how he could afford to buy it.

A brand-new G550 carries a price tag of $62 million, while second-hand units are available at $16 million.

RP-C5219 is second-hand.
Hence, this particular plane could easily cost P928 million to the owner.
Rep. Co has not responded to these allegations of his ownership of RP-C5219.

But this issue burst back into the stage of controversy after it was used to transport FPRRD, accompanied by forrmer Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, from Manila to The Hague.

All of a sudden, photographs flooded Facebook of the same aircraft being regularly used by President Bongbong Marcos for his trips here and abroad.

The same aircraft has been reportedly used by House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

The question needs to be asked: Did Malacañang spend for the charter of the private jet?

The cost of operating the G550 is estimated at $8,625 per hour, or roughly half a million pesos per hour.
Easily, the charter from Manila to The Hague, with a refueling stop-over in Dubai, could burn the pockets of the sponsor by more than P7 million.

Did this come from public funds? Or did the purported owner shoulder the cost?

So many loose ends to tie.