House resolution opposing efforts for Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release filed
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House resolution opposing efforts for Rodrigo Duterte’s interim release filed
Lawmakers during the 18th Congress at the House of Representatives in Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on Aug. 28, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

MANILA — A resolution opposing efforts for the interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from the International Criminal Court detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands has been filed at the House of Representatives.
MANILA — A resolution opposing efforts for the interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from the International Criminal Court detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands has been filed at the House of Representatives.
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio filed on Monday House Resolution 9, “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to oppose efforts for the interim release and repatriation of Rodrigo Roa Duterte and to support his continued detention by the International Criminal Court with the goal of ensuring that justice be exacted for victims of his bloody war on drugs.”
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio filed on Monday House Resolution 9, “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to oppose efforts for the interim release and repatriation of Rodrigo Roa Duterte and to support his continued detention by the International Criminal Court with the goal of ensuring that justice be exacted for victims of his bloody war on drugs.”
“The House of Representatives, as duly elected representatives of the Filipino people, must stand in solidarity with victims of human rights violations—especially those committed by actors of the State itself—in pursuit of justice and accountability, the basic tenets of a democratic and humane society,” the House resolution stated.
“The House of Representatives, as duly elected representatives of the Filipino people, must stand in solidarity with victims of human rights violations—especially those committed by actors of the State itself—in pursuit of justice and accountability, the basic tenets of a democratic and humane society,” the House resolution stated.
Former president Duterte stands accused of crimes against humanity over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said has killed thousands. He has been detained at the ICC Detention Facility at The Hague, the Netherlands since March.
Former president Duterte stands accused of crimes against humanity over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said has killed thousands. He has been detained at the ICC Detention Facility at The Hague, the Netherlands since March.
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On his third month in detention last June 12, his legal team filed a motion for his interim release to an unnamed country.
On his third month in detention last June 12, his legal team filed a motion for his interim release to an unnamed country.
The defense team argued that Duterte is not a threat to the proceedings nor victims since he no longer holds the same position he held when the alleged crimes were committed.
The defense team argued that Duterte is not a threat to the proceedings nor victims since he no longer holds the same position he held when the alleged crimes were committed.
Co and Tinio also filed House Bill 216, seeking to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics (SOGIESC), House Bill 215 seeking to remove the excise tax on petroleum products, House Bill 213 seeking to penalize red-tagging, and House Bill 203 seeking to increase the minimum monthly salary of public school teachers to P50,000.
Co and Tinio also filed House Bill 216, seeking to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics (SOGIESC), House Bill 215 seeking to remove the excise tax on petroleum products, House Bill 213 seeking to penalize red-tagging, and House Bill 203 seeking to increase the minimum monthly salary of public school teachers to P50,000.
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