The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said on Sunday, March 9, it has not received a notice from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on arrest warrant against any Filipino.

“We have not received any such notice from the ICC,” said Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra.

Guevarra pointed this out following a news report that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant against former president Rodrigo Duterte who is facing charges of crimes against humanity over the killings during the illegal drugs war of his administration.

The OSG represented the Philippines in asking the ICC to stop its investigation into the drugs war.

The administration of President Marcos has maintained that the Philippine government will not cooperate in the ICC’s investigation.

The OSG had argued that the ICC no longer has jurisdiction over the country after the Philippines, upon the instruction of Duterte, withdrew in 2018 as a signatory to the Rome Statute that created the international tribunal. The withdrawal become effective in 2019.

Earlier this year, Guevarra said, though the government will not cooperate, it cannot not stop the ICC from conducting its investigation.