Padilla tries but fails to file resolution seeking Senate backing of Duterte repatriation
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Padilla tries but fails to file resolution seeking Senate backing of Duterte repatriation
Senator Robin Padilla during the Senate hearing on the Medical Cannabis Compassionate Access Act in Pasay City on July 13, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Senator Robin Padilla during the Senate hearing on the Medical Cannabis Compassionate Access Act in Pasay City on July 13, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — Sen. Robin Padilla has attempted but failed to file a resolution asking the Senate to back the repatriation of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
MANILA — Sen. Robin Padilla has attempted but failed to file a resolution asking the Senate to back the repatriation of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
In a statement Tuesday, Padilla's office said the senator, a staunch Duterte ally, filed the resolution on Monday afternoon but it was rejected by the Senate's Bills and Index section as the 19th Congress already adjourned sine die.
In a statement Tuesday, Padilla's office said the senator, a staunch Duterte ally, filed the resolution on Monday afternoon but it was rejected by the Senate's Bills and Index section as the 19th Congress already adjourned sine die.
Padilla said he intends to refile the resolution in the 20th Congress, which starts on June 30.
Padilla said he intends to refile the resolution in the 20th Congress, which starts on June 30.
Padilla's resolution sought to "express the sense of the Senate to urge this course of action to foster reconciliation and national unity, and refocus government efforts to address pressing needs."
Padilla's resolution sought to "express the sense of the Senate to urge this course of action to foster reconciliation and national unity, and refocus government efforts to address pressing needs."
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He also said that the resolution seeks to "assert Philippine sovereignty" and "reaffirm the exclusive right of the Philippines to investigate and prosecute its citizens."
He also said that the resolution seeks to "assert Philippine sovereignty" and "reaffirm the exclusive right of the Philippines to investigate and prosecute its citizens."
The draft resolution said that if the repatriation was not possible, the Philippine government should "secure, on an ad cautelam basis and without conceding ICC jurisdiction, the interim release of former President Duterte to the Philippines under conditions acceptable to the ICC."
The draft resolution said that if the repatriation was not possible, the Philippine government should "secure, on an ad cautelam basis and without conceding ICC jurisdiction, the interim release of former President Duterte to the Philippines under conditions acceptable to the ICC."
Padilla was among the first government officials who flew to Netherlands to visit Duterte following his transfer to the ICC.
Padilla was among the first government officials who flew to Netherlands to visit Duterte following his transfer to the ICC.
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