We welcome the recent ICC decision to continue its investigations into the Philippines’ human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
It is time for Mr. Marcos and the Philippine government to stop invoking sovereignty every time those in power wish to escape accountability under our international treaty obligations especially for gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
It seems that when it comes to the question of human rights accountability, the current regime does not try to hide how very much the same it is to the previous regime. No rebranding and no pretensions there of any sort. Just a firm commitment to the same brand of impunity that became a hallmark the past regime.
It is important for the world to hear in the upcoming SONA that the Philippines would adhere to its human rights obligations and not stonewall the ICC investigations.
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