Sen. Hontiveros, naghain ng resolusyon na hihimok sa gobyerno na makiisa sa ICC probe vs. FPRRD’s...
Sen. Hontiveros, naghain ng resolusyon na hihimok sa gobyerno na makiisa sa ICC probe vs. FPRRD’s drug war
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00:00 Senator Riza Ontiveros signed the resolution to urge the government to assist in the investigation of the International Criminal Court in the drug war of the previous administration.
00:10 Senator President Migs Zubiri, who depends on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and not the senator, is clear about the return of the Philippines to the ICC.
00:19 Daniel Manalas Taza reports.
00:25 A resolution was also pushed by some senators urging the government to assist in the investigation of the International Criminal Court,
00:34 the possible target being the drug war of the previous administration.
00:39 The resolution will have as fair a chance as any other, I suppose, because the Senate is a deliberative body.
00:47 I think the tradition and image of the Senate is alive and well in our hearts when it comes to talking to international bodies and our country's treaty commitments.
00:59 Senator Bato de la Rosa, who was the former chief of the Philippine National Police during the previous administration and one of the leaders in the war on drugs,
01:08 admitted that he has a bad feeling about his fellow law enforcement officers, who also admitted that he is close to the issue.
01:15 I'm very close to her husband. Even us, we're close. I'm expecting it, knowing her. I'm expecting it.
01:27 But even if I'm expecting it, I still have a bad feeling.
01:31 Senator Bato de la Rosa also raised the question of why the foreign countries should be allowed to enter the Philippines even though the justice system is working.
01:42 Let's not make a fuss here. I'll ask you, do you believe that the justice system in the Philippines is not working?
01:49 Then why did you file a resolution that they can enter the Philippines even though we're allowed to enter the Philippines?
01:55 We have a criminal justice system in the Philippines. They should file a case against any court in the Philippines.
02:04 They should. They know that they're doing things without a leg to stand on, their accusations.
02:18 They know that the local courts won't entertain them. That's why they're doing propaganda in the ICC.
02:28 So even if our judicial system is working, it's fair to say that it still needs to help it with support from the international community,
02:41 from an important international institution like the ICC, in addition to our treaty obligation, the Rome Statute.
02:52 De la Rosa and Jontiveros were on the spot when they talked on the plenary. Jontiveros approached the lawyer.
02:59 Are you going to talk to Senator Isabel?
03:02 No. No. I have a bad feeling. That's all. But I don't need to talk to her.
03:09 Senator Bato got Senator Aimee Marcos' side, who said that the Executive should have a pass to talk to the ICC.
03:19 And if the resolution is passed to her committee, according to the senator, she won't listen to it.
03:26 This is really a mess. So they're really looking for trouble. But President Duterte has said repeatedly, "Bring it on."
03:37 For me, this is a true decision of the Executive. Our co-chairman repeatedly said that the ICC won't let me in. I agree with that.
03:49 Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the ICC can bring him back or keep him as a member,
03:55 but this is not the decision that the senators and the President of his country made as the chief of our foreign policy.
04:05 Others will just remain silent. And President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. still has the ball and will pass the issue.
04:14 Daniel Manalastas for the Morning Show ng Bayan, Rise and Shine, Philippines.