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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), reaffirmed its commitment yesterday to upholding the rule of law by maintaining its active participation in international fora and organizations like the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
AMSTERDAM — China asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to give its opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories, which it said was illegal.
THE HAGUE — The United States said on Wednesday the World Court should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories as it considers a request for its opinion on the legality of the occupation.
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of Filipinos believe that the government should cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into killings under the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs,” according to a survey by OCTA Research.
In reiterating my appeal to President Marcos Jr. to flesh out his policy declaration of non-cooperation with the International Criminal Cooperation into a legal document, a colleague commented that my call is “nakakalalaki na.” (The rather sexist phrase roughly translates as disrespecting his manhood or masculine pride.) The context here is that I have unwittingly challenged the word of honor of PBBM despite his public avowals.
“They won’t get me alive for trial outside the Philippines.” That, said allies, is ex-president Rody Duterte’s stance on “impending arrest” by the International Criminal Court.
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte can sleep soundly as the Philippine National Police (PNP) will not implement any warrant of arrest coming from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
MANILA: The Philippines on Monday denied China had a "temporary special arrangement" with Manila to allow the delivery of supplies to Philippine troops occupying a disputed South China Sea reef, calling it "a figment of imagination". The Chinese coastguard said on Saturday it had temporarily allowed the Philippines to provide food and water to soldiers stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre, a vessel grounded in 1999 at the Second Thomas Shoal, 190 km (118 miles) off Palawan province, to assert Manila's territorial claims.