MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) still recognized “limitations” of the President’s power on the country’s foreign policy even as it junked petitions questioning the Philippine government’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon pointed out on Wednesday.
Drilon was among senators who filed a petition in 2018 asking the high court to declare as ineffective the country’s withdrawal from ICC.
“While the Supreme Court dismissed the petition questioning the validity of the Philippine government’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute for being moot and academic, the High Court acknowledged the limita…
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