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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected an appeal asking ...

Duterte has repeatedly said he gave no instruction to kill, other than in self-defence. As international criticism mounted, Duterte unilaterally withdrew the Philippines from the ICC’s founding treaty in 2018. The Philippines has argued its own institutions are capable of prosecuting crimes.

MANILA — Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra is sending a memo to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to clarify that the Philippine government's appeal to the ...

"The last straw was the denial of our request for suspensive effect. "That effect puts us in the same class as some rogue nation where the rule of law was not really observed or upheld. "Does that mean if the ICC chamber calls for an oral argument on the appeal we will not participate anymore? Some 6,000 people died in his anti-drug campaign, according to official figures. Let's just await the ruling on the appeal itself?" MANILA — Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra is sending a memo to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

There is no next move for the Philippine government after the International Criminal Court, through its Appeals Chamber, rejected the bid to suspend the ...

“The Appeal made by the Philippines was a courteous assertion of our sovereignty, its denial has no binding effect. "The appeal has failed. That's the extent of our involvement with the ICC. —with Hana Bordey/KBK/VBL, GMA Integrated News ICC should recognize the fundamental pillar of the international legal order, which is sovereignty,” he said. That ends our involvement with the ICC," Marcos said.

The International Criminal Court's Appeals Chamber junks the Philippine government's request to suspend the investigation into the drug war.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday castigated the International Criminal Court (ICC) for not following its own rules.

The operation called war on drugs does not fit on the concept of a crime against humanity,” the Solicitor General added. It’s a war against the crime itself. In so far as we are concerned, the complimentarity principle that underlies the workings of the ICC is not being followed by the ICC itself,” he said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel.

Senate justice panel chairperson Francis Tolentino said Friday he is “inclined” to conduct hearings on resolutions that seek to express the upper chamber's ...

1, 2011 and March 16, 2019 in the context of the “war on drugs” campaign. This is without prejudice to its eventual decision on the merits of the Philippines’ appeal against the Impugned Decision,” it said in the decision signed by Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut. Ronald dela Rosa, has sought the assistance of Tolentino.

'If they resist any further, then I would say that it will be harder for them to say that in the Philippines the system is working, and that eventually an ...

“They would be at a disadvantage because they would be no longer communicating with the court to tell of what is happening in the Philippines." [comments](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/22/ICC-lets-drug-war-victims-comment-on-PH-appeal-vs-probe-.html) of the families of the victims, which will be submitted in May. “If they resist any further, then I would say that it will be harder for them to say that in the Philippines the system is working, and that eventually an ICC investigation is not necessary,” ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti told CNN Philippines’ The Source.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said he will confirm the country's possible disengagement from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with ...

“In our case, we're saying that the war on drugs does not even fall under any of those four categories. He also said the country is not legally and morally bound to cooperate with the ICC. “Meaning, we’re asking the Court, do not proceed with the investigation while the appeal is pending. You don’t need to come in, because we’re already doing it,” he said. “It could mean many things and that’s what I want to clarify with the President himself. Or does that simply mean no further action?

Senator Francis Tolentino says he will 'seek clearance' from Senate President Migz Zubiri to represent Senator Ronald dela Rosa before the International ...

](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/arthur-lascanas-icc-affidavit-series-i-killed-for-duterte/)The whistleblower had implicated Dela Rosa as among the alleged “enablers” of Duterte. Tolentino is not yet on the list as of December 20, 2022. In the list of assistants to counsels, the only Filipino is human rights lawyer Kristina Conti of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers. The Davao Death Squad (DDS) flourished under Duterte and was known to carry out kill orders from higher-ups that allegedly included the former Davao City mayor, according to former member [Arturo Lascañas. I am now speaking as the counsel for Senator Bato dela Rosa,” Tolentino told reporters in a press briefing. From July 2016 to October 2018 – a period that mostly covered Dela Rosa’s stint as PNP chief – the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said at least [4,999 were killed in police anti-drug operations](https://www.rappler.com/nation/217630-duterte-government-tally-killed-war-on-drugs-october-2018/).

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 29) — The Philippines would be at a disadvantage if it ends its involvement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

“They would be at a disadvantage because they would be no longer communicating with the court to tell of what is happening in the Philippines." [comments](https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/22/ICC-lets-drug-war-victims-comment-on-PH-appeal-vs-probe-.html) of the families of the victims, which will be submitted in May. “If they resist any further, then I would say that it will be harder for them to say that in the Philippines the system is working, and that eventually an ICC investigation is not necessary,” ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti told CNN Philippines’ The Source.

Sen. Francis Tolentino will serve as Sen. Ronald dela Rosa's legal counsel in the ICC's investigation into the war on drugs of the Duterte administration.

(If they agree, even via Zoom we'll explain what they are asking for, why the Solicitor General did not explain—of course the SolGen will be there but I would want to have Mr. I'm thinking of having a resource person coming from the ICC itself.) I'm thinking of having a resource person coming from the ICC itself," Tolentino said. If so, but I still have to study the need for the other resource persons. "Ako nga, I’m moving for a more extreme measure since this is now an order coming from the Chief Executive, the Bureau of Immigration should likewise follow. Asked what would be the extent of his role as Dela Rosa’s counsel, Tolentino said: "Let’s see the processes.

Senator Francis Tolentino says he now serves as the legal counsel of his colleague Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa in the International Criminal Court's ...

"I accept the letter of the proposal of Sen. Dela Rosa has stood his ground that ICC's investigation will go nowhere, reiterating it has no jurisdiction after the Philippines withdrew from the international tribunal in 2019. “My role is to ensure the protection of Sen.

Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the Bureau of Immigration should bar the ICC prosecutors from stepping foot in the Philippines.

The Bureau of Immigration should likewise follow. (I’m moving for a more extreme measure since this is now an order from the chief executive. “I’m moving for a more extreme measure since this is now an order coming from the Chief Executive. [Marcos declared that the Philippines will now “disengage” from the ICC](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1749553/ph-to-disengage-as-icc-junks-appeal-on-probe) after it rejected the government’s appeal for the suspension of its probe into the “drug war” of the Duterte administration. Do not allow entry dito pa lang sa airport,” Tolentino said in an online news conference. MANILA, Philippines — Taking note of recent pronouncements of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.