BERLIN, Germany — President Marcos believes that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is satisfied with how the present government handles the drug war as he explained to him the Philippines' stand on the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the drug ward of his predecessor.

Marcos said this as he concluded his three-day Working Visit here in Berlin on Wednesday, March 13.

In an interview with Manila-based reporters here, the President said Scholz was the one who asked about the status of the investigation into the bloody drug war that was said to have led to the deaths of at least 6,000 Filipinos based on government data.

"He brought it up in the lunch and he just basically asked the status of that investigation into the drug war in the previous administration," he said.

"I explained to him our concerns over the jurisdiction of the ICC in the Philippines and why we are not recognizing that jurisdiction, the reason behind that," he added.

President Marcos has claimed that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines since the country has already withdrawn from the Rome Statute. The ICC, however, said that the Philippines was still a member when the crimes related to the previous administration's war were committed.

However, according to Marcos, he went beyond explaining the country's position vis-a-vis the ICC and believes Scholz was satisfied with how the present administration handles the drug war.

"I said we have actually completely changed the concept of the anti-drug campaign, which is something I have said before, even before the election, in my view, the enforcement can only take you so far, and we have taken it as far as we can, and the opinion of some, taken it beyond," he said.

"So ang kailangan nating tingnan (what we need to look at) is the prevention and rehabilitation, which is, I think a different approach— a much different approach. He listened to my explanation and I think he was satisfied," he added.