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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Dela Rosa, Imee Marcos criticize Hontiveros' push for PH's cooperation with ICC

Dela Rosa, Imee Marcos criticize Hontiveros' push for PH's cooperation with ICC

Published Nov 28, 2023 07:23 am

Senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Imee Marcos on Tuesday, November 28 criticized Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ move to file a resolution calling on President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs.

Dela Rosa said that he's been expecting it from the senator but thinks that the resolution will not gain traction with the "President’s stand not to allow the ICC to conduct their investigation in our jurisdiction."

Marcos, on the other hand, said in her statement: "So they really want trouble?" and even quoted Duterte stating "Bring it on!"

"But the decision to cooperate or not to is one for the Executive, and my brother, the President of the Philippines, has already made it clear that the ICC has no jurisdiction to conduct the probe. I share that view," Marcos stated.

In her proposed Senate Resolution 867, Hontiveros said that "the Philippines has historically been at the forefront of advancing humanitarian law and international justice, and it is high time that we affirm our commitment to these values before the international community."

"Now, therefore, be it resolved as it is hereby resolved that the Senate of the Philippines urges the Executive Department of the Republic of the Philippines to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and assist in the ICC investigation into the situation in the Philippines,” she also stated in the resolution.

The resolution filed by the Senate deputy minority leader came after a similar resolution was filed in the House of Representatives.

PH's return to ICC

Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri refused to comment on the country's return to the ICC and stated that he would just wait for the President's decision. He said that whether to re-enter or to remain out of the ICC's jurisdiction is not a decision that Senators make.

"It is the decision of the President of the Republic being the Chief foreign policy maker of our country. He alone makes that decision and everything else is just noise on whether we should join or not," Zubiri said.

The President brought up last week the country's possible return to the ICC while explaining his stand on the recent calls for the government to cooperate with the ICC in its probe of the previous administration's war on drugs.

"There is also a question: Should we return under the fold of the ICC? So, that’s again under study. So, we’ll just keep looking at it and see what our options are," he said in a media interview on Friday, Nov. 24.

The President said this as he reaffirmed his stand on the investigation of the drug war that claimed thousands of lives during the previous administration.

Since assuming the presidency, Marcos has been firm that the Philippines has no intention to rejoin the ICC.

He also said in March this year that the country is disengaging from the ICC after it rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe.

He stood by his constant pronouncement that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines and that its move to investigate the killings related to the massive war on drugs is an "interference" with the country's sovereignty.

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