Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra says he 'will discuss possible options' with President Marcos.
MANILA, Philippines – Despite President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s remarks that the Philippines will start “disengaging” with the International Criminal Court , Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the country will retain its appeal pending before the court.
“I’ll discuss possible options with the president. Personally, though, since we have already filed the appeal, we are not going to lose anything further by waiting for its resolution,” Guevarra, the government’s primary legal counsel, said when asked if the Philippine government will withdraw its pending appeal in the ICC.the Philippine government’s petition to suspend the ongoing probe into the drug war killings under former president Rodrigo Duterte.
As a response, Marcos said the recent decision of the ICC chamber “ends all our involvement with the ICC.” He added that the Philippine government was “disengaging” from any contact or communication with the international court.
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