House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is merely acting on the grievances being expressed by its members, nothing more. Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this response when asked Thursday, Nov. 23 whether or not...
Does President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. want the Philippines to return to the fold of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? This is what Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla wants to find out amidst calls from lawmakers to allow the ICC to investigate the alleged abuses,...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla threw his support on President Marcos' stance on the issue of allowing the entry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Philippines for its "investigation." In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 23, Padilla said that such an issue should have already ended when the...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) The move to have the House of Representatives declare its support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) intention to probe the previous administration's bloody campaign against illegal drugs...
Sen. Imee Marcos stood by the stance of his brother, President Marcos that the country's courts will not be rendered subordinate to the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid a renewed push to cooperate with it. Marcos said that this has been the answer of the President many times on the question...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said that a "change of heart" from the majority bloc has seemingly caused measures prodding the Philippine government...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Contributed photo) The chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights is prodding the government to "cooperate" with The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). For this purpose, panel chairman...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is unruffled by former senator Leila de Lima’s plan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating him for alleged crimes against humanity committed during his administration’s war on drugs campaign. (From left) Former senator...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, October 16, renewed his call for the Marcos administration to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the Philippines and investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV ...
Filipinos should be the judge of the impact of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and not foreign entities. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, a known close ally of the former president, reiterated this stance as he backs the Marcos government's decision to disengage from the...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa (Senate PRIB) Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa is sad that he won't be able to go to trips abroad amid the looming threat of his arrest by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin...
Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino insisted that the previous ruling of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the case of Burundi should serve as a precedent over the international tribunal’s supposed non-jurisdiction in the Philippines. In an interview...
