"Sa ngayon ay wala pong selective justice na namamayani sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. (At present, there is no selective justice prevailing under the administration of President Marcos Jr.)," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a briefing on Tuesday, June 30. 

Castro said this after the Iglesia Ni Cristo denounced what it described as selective justice, saying: "We want them to know that selective justice is an injustice, and we will not remain silent in the face of this great assault on the justice that our people deserve."

The Palace spokesperson debunked this, stressing that even friends and political allies have been arrested, detained, and made to face plunder and graft charges.

"Doon pa lamang po ay maipapakita na totoo ang sinabi ng Pangulo, kahit anong kulay ninyo, kamag-anak, kaibigan, kapag kayo po ay may ebidensiya at may ebidensiya laban sa inyo, sa korte ninyo na lamang po ito ipaliwanag or depensahan (That alone demonstrates that the President means what he says: regardless of your political affiliation, or whether you are a relative or a friend, if there is evidence against you, then you should explain or defend yourself in court)," Castro said.

"At kung kayo po ay makakapagdepensa sa sarili, iyon naman po ang masasabi nating justice (And if you are able to defend yourself successfully, then that is what we can truly call justice)," Castro added. 

The Palace mouthpiece further stressed that intimidation and threats are forms of selective justice.

"Mas masasabi po siguro nating selective justice kung gagamit ng impluwensiya, karahasan, pananakot para lang hindi makasuhan ang isang kaalyado. Iyon po ang selective justice (What we can more accurately describe as selective justice is when influence, intimidation, or threats are used to prevent an ally from being charged. That is selective justice)," Castro said.