⚠️ OPINION:
The Senate should move to request the SC Chief Justice to be the Presiding Officer of Sara Duterte’s impeachment.
What is not prohibited is allowed.
#ConvictSaraDuterte
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews An ICC form doesnt rewrite the Rome Statute.Under Article 17, the ICC only defers if the state is actively and genuinely prosecuting.Senate is literally treating bato like guests in protective custody instead of putting them on trial, the ICCs jurisdiction remains fully activated
‘ALL THIS FOR A MAN WHO SIMPLY DOESN’T WANT TO FACE THE LAW’
Sen. Risa Hontiveros pushed back against attempts to link minority senators to the Senate incident, saying the narrative being spread is politically motivated.
“There is only one reason some bad faith actors are trying very hard to make this controversial event about me and other Minority senators and the times we went home. All this for a man who simply doesn’t want to face the law. That’s it. That’s the whole story,” she said.
Hontiveros stressed that Senate employees had already gone home and that she was in the province for a scheduled engagement, rejecting what she described as politicization of routine movements.
She also called for accountability and urged Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa to cooperate with authorities, saying the public deserves a full, independent and transparent accounting of the incident.
Read: philstar.com/headlines/2026…
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews Actually, the ICC’s Principle of Complementarity doesn't wait for a local trial if the state is unwilling/unable to genuinely carry it out. Since there are zero domestic charges filed against them for these specific crimes, the ICC has every right to step in.
@Happulinuc@PhilstarNews ARE YOU INTENTIONALLY FORGETTING THE ICC FORM LACANILAO SIGNED???? THE FORM SAYS D30 NEEDS TO TRIALLED OR SEEN FIRST BY LOCAL COURT 🤦 HRLOOOOOOOOOO 🤦🤦🤦
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews Under the Rome Statute, "Sovereignty" isn't a shield for "Unwillingness" to prosecute. If local courts won't act, the ICC's jurisdiction is the literal definition of justice, not an "abuse" of power.
@Happulinuc@PhilstarNews They can trial him BUT SOVEREIGNITY means if the case is a DOMESTIC ISSUE then TRIAL must be done by Filipinos and in PHL court first Kaya nga "self governance ' . Problem is. OTHER TEAM WANTS TO BYPASS the SOVEREIGNITY issue. Ask yourself why US Sanctioned ICC
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews regarding Julian Assange is a massive reach—he was a private citizen seeking asylum, not a state official hiding from international obligations he helped ratify.
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews the Supreme Court (Pangilinan v. Cayetano) already ruled that our ICC obligations for past acts remain binding. Sovereignty is the people’s power to demand justice, not a shield for officials to evade the very treaties we ratified.
@chu_belle89089@PhilstarNews hindi po synonym ng sovereignty ang immunity .The sovereign people actually ratified a Constitution that mandates public accountability (Art. XI) and honors international treaties. Sovereignty belongs to the people to ensure justice, not to provide a VIP hiding spot for Bato🫰
@PhilstarNews I think RISA doesn't understand that the Ultimate authority belongs to the sovereign Filipino people per constitution. NOT ON HER OWN UNDERSTANDING 💀