Duterte-Carpio said she had given specific instructions to delay the demolition operations for at least two hours, while she was attending to relief operations for those hit by floods. She said she had wanted to be personally present at the demolition to prevent violence.
"Kasi hindi sila [villagers] naniniwala doon. Even sa pulis hindi naniniwala iyong mga tao. Naghahanap sila ng mayor at kami ang may usapan kahapon," Duterte-Carpio said.
"Pero at 9 a.m. pinapasok nila ang demolition team nila na hindi naman mukhang demolition team at mukhang laging nagra-riot lang sa lugar na ito," she added.
Duterte-Carpio said the riot that had erupted earlier in the day stopped when she arrived. She said she wanted to reprimand the sheriff for the violence that happened while she was not around.
"So pinatawag ko siya, sabi ko ano ba hinihingi... Medyo mainit na talaga ulo ko... Hinihingi ko lang dalawang oras. Ano ba naman ang dalawang oras sa kanila?" she said.
Several people, including a policeman, were injured in the riot.