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If he cannot defend the government, not even on the basis of conflict of interest, but on insisting on a personal legal opinion that is not even crucial to defending the public officials involved, it is time for him to go,
de Lima said
He not only recused himself, but also the whole OSG ... as if he owned the OSG and ran it as an office independent of the [Department of Justice] and the executive [department],
de Lima saidWhat is more astounding is that Guevarra is prejudicing government interest in these Duterte cases on the basis of a very wrong legal opinion that categorically contradicts the Supreme Court decision, which declared that regardless of the Philippine withdrawal from the ICC in 2019, the ICC still retains jurisdiction of the crimes committed before the withdrawal,
she addedInstead of recusing himself, the solicitor general should immediately resign from the [Marcos] administration. His recusal only serves to undermine the position of the government even before the issues have been joined in the certiorari and the habeas corpus petitions filed by Duterte, [Sen. Ronald] dela Rosa, and the Duterte siblings,
she saidI cannot come home. I have to defend my president as a member of the list counsel of the ICC at The Hague,
he said
How can there be political persecution if all the pieces of evidence are overwhelming?"
she asked, citing documents allegedly tying him to the now-banned gambling sitesI'm filing formally for asylum here in the Netherlands,
Roque told a Facebook live press briefing MondayI am confident that I can prove political persecution through unjust prosecution,
he said, referencing an arrest warrant issued by a congressional committeeKung mag-a-apply si VP Sara, it’s only because she needs access to the [former] president and as a family member, mukhang every visit requires communication with the detention facility,
he explained
Hindi po magiging abogado ng presidente si VP Sara dahil po sa Saligang Batas natin ay mayroong pagbabawal sa pag practice ng probisyon. Ang kanyang karapatan pong bumisita ay bilang anak,
said RoqueI have already said that we will not return home without [former] President Duterte, so let’s just say that our prayers are that he will be released at the soonest time possible and we will take all steps necessary to bring him home as soon as possible,
said Roque
I think so. It's not my decision, that'll be up to a court."
Asked by reporters early on Monday whether everything Biden signed with an autopen should be voided, Trump said
They weren't supposed to be in our country to begin with,
Rubio told Fox News Radio host Guy BensonWhether the arrest is illegal or not, it will not deprive the ICC of jurisdiction to hear and decide on the complaint against former president Duterte,
Carpio saidIf he can’t defend the government and the officials who responded to Interpol’s request, that is his opinion,
Castro said
If that is the desire of the senator, she is free to do that,
Castro said in English and Filipino in a press conference.jpg)
The arrest, detention, and even the abduction of Duterte, based on a warrant issued by a court that has no jurisdiction over the Philippines, is illegal and unconstitutional,
said Panelo who has condemned the ICC's actions, characterizing them as an attack on Philippine sovereigntyThis is continuous. We’ve been doing our work on the EJKs. It’s slow grinding police work, law enforcement work that we have to pick up because the reports are not complete. We have to recreate many of the records and many of the things that happened,
Remulla said
It makes sense to hold those in reserve for the future of our nation,
said Donalds
He (Panelo) will make that statement favorable to their case or to their position when in fact it is very clear from the statement of SolGen Guevarra that he is only discussing the jurisdiction,
Castro explained