MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has nominated presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who is a lawyer by profession, to become a part of a United Nations panel that develops and codifies international law.
Roque is listed among the nominees for the 34 members of the International Law Commission (ILC), as posted on its website. The Palace official also confirmed his nomination in a press briefing on Thursday.
“It’s something that could not have happened without the President’s say-so because it had to be an official nomination,” said Roque, who was a law professor at the University of the Philippines prior to his appointment as President Rodrigo Duterte’s mouthp…
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